Assertion: sieve | /r/HasProperty | ancient algorithm
Facets:
value: for finding all prime numbers
type: PURPOSE
value: in mathematics
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In mathematics, the sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to any given limit.
text: The earliest known reference to the sieve (Ancient Greek: κόσκινον Ἐρατοσθένους, kóskinon Eratosthénous) is in Nicomachus of Gerasa's Introduction to Arithmetic, which describes it and attributes it to Eratosthenes of Cyrene, a Greek mathematician.
text: Sieve (hieroglyph), an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph
text: In mathematics, the sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to any given limit.
text: Sieve of Eratosthenes is the ancient algorithm to find prime numbers up to a given number.
text: The earliest known reference to the sieve (Ancient Greek: κόσκινον Ἐρατοσθένους, kóskinon Eratosthénous) is in Nicomachus of Gerasa's Introduction to Arithmetic, which describes it and attributes it to Eratosthenes of Cyrene, a Greek mathematician.