Cunningham chain (English, noun)
expansion: Cunningham chain (plural Cunningham chains)
Senses:
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A certain kind of sequence of prime numbers, with applications in cryptography.
A Cunningham chain of the first kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p₁, ..., pₙ) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pᵢ₊₁ = 2pᵢ + 1.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A certain kind of sequence of prime numbers, with applications in cryptography.
A Cunningham chain of the second kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p₁,...,pₙ) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pᵢ₊₁ = 2pᵢ − 1.
Forms:
form: Cunningham chains
tags: plural