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twin primes [¦twin ′prīmz]

(mathematics)

A pair of prime numbers that differ by 2.

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No references found			Since then more than 100,000 twin primes have been discovered. The art of the problem by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) These are called twin primes and from the Sieve we can see that the twin primes less than 60 are (3,5) (5,7) (11,13) (17,19) (29,31) and (41,43). Prime numbers by de Mestre, Neville / Australian Mathematics Teacher Whether there are infinitely many twin primes remains one of the major unsolved questions in number theory. The scarcity of cluster primes by I.P. / Science News			twiller twin twin archway twin arithmetic units twin axial cable twin axis twin band twin boundary twin brick Twin Bridges State Park twin cable twin check twin crystal twin entry Twin Falls Twin Falls County Twin Falls Resort State Park Twin Fishing Twin Harbors Beach State Park Twin Lakes State Beach Twin Lakes State Park twin law Twin Lights State Historic Site twin paradox twin plane twin primes twin ring structures twin tenons twin town Twin Vector Quantization twin-cable ropeway twin-filament lamp twin-geared press twin-T filter twin-T network twin-twisted bar reinforcement twinax card twinaxial Twine Twine Production twiner Twining Plants twining stem molding Twining, Nathan F Twining, Nathaniel twink twinkling twinkling stars twinned double bonds Twinning twinning plane			Twin Oaks Software Development Twin Optimised Reflection Lamp Twin Otter Doppler Wind Lidar Twin Pack Twin Packs Twin paradox Twin paradox twin paradoxes twin paradoxes Twin Peaks Twin Peaks Twin Peaks Charter Academy Twin Peaks DVDs merchandise Twin Peaks Ibizan Hound Club Twin Peaks in Pop Culture Twin Peaks in popular culture Twin Peaks Medical Imaging Twin peax Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation Twin Pines Housing Trust twin plane Twin Plane Re-Entrant Edge Twin Platte Natural Resources District Twin Ports Area Nonprofit Coalition Twin Ports Wind Orchestra Twin prime Twin Prime Sequence twin primes Twin Pulse Field Stimulation Twin reversed arterial perfusion Twin reversed arterial perfusion Twin Ridges Elementary School District twin ring structures Twin Rivers District Public Library Twin Rivers Homeowners' Association Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center Twin Rivers Research Center Twin Rivers Saddle Club Twin Rivers Technologies Twin Rivers Unified School District Twin Rivers Worship Center Twin Rivers Wrestling Club Twin Rivers YMCA Masters twin room Twin Screw Diesel Yacht Twin Screw Extruder Twin Screw Motor Vessel Twin Screw Ship Twin screw steamer Twin Screw Steamship twin set Twin Side Band Twin Sideband

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