HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Gilbreath's conjecture | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A conjecture in number theory regarding the sequences generated by applying the forward difference operator to consecutive prime numbers and leaving the results unsigned, and then repeating this process on consecutive terms in the resulting sequence, and so forth. The first term in every such sequence appears to be 1.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See Gilbreath's conjecture used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course