Chebyshev's theorem

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Etymology edit

From Pafnuty Chebyshev, the discoverer.

Proper noun edit

Chebyshev's theorem

  1. The theorem that the prime counting function is of the same order of magnitude as x / ln x, i.e., for the prime counting function π, there are positive constants c and C such that:
     
  2. Bertrand's postulate, as proven by Chebyshev.
  3. Chebyshev's inequality.