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sieve of Eratosthenes
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sieve of Eratosthenes
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Proper noun
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sieve
of
Eratosthenes
(
mathematics
)
An ancient
algorithm
for finding
prime numbers
that works by discarding
multiples
from a list of potential primes.
Translations
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ancient algorithm
German:
Sieb des Eratosthenes
n
Hungarian:
eratoszthenészi szita
Icelandic:
sáldur Eratosþenesar
n
,
sigti Eratosþenesar
n
Polish:
sito Eratostenesa
n
Russian:
решето́ Эратосфена
(
rešetó Eratosfena
)