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number theory

noun Mathematics.

the study of integers and their relation to one another.

Also called theory of numbers.

Origin of number theory

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby number theory

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Example sentences from the Web for number theory

With the further development of the number-theory Pythagoreanism becomes entirely arbitrary and without principle.

A Critical History of Greek Philosophy |W. T. Stace

British Dictionary definitions for number theory

number theory

noun

the study of integers, their properties, and the relationship between integers