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  • 121prime number — n. an integer that can be evenly divided by no other whole number than itself or 1, as 2, 3, 5, or 7: distinguished from COMPOSITE NUMBER …

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  • 122reynolds number — n. Physics a quantity indicating the degree of turbulence of flow past an obstacle etc. Etymology: O. Reynolds, Engl. physicist d. 1912 * * * ˈrenəldz noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Osborne Reynolds died 1912 English physicist …

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  • 123prime number theorem — Math. the theorem that the number of prime numbers less than or equal to a given number is approximately equal to the given number divided by its natural logarithm. [1660 70] …

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  • 124even number — phrase a number that can be exactly divided by 2, such as 2, 4, 6, 8 etc Thesaurus: numbers and types of numberhyponym Main entry: number …

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  • 125odd number — phrase a number that cannot be exactly divided by 2, such as 1, 3, 5, 7 etc Thesaurus: numbers and types of numberhyponym Main entry: number …

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  • 126Broken number — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… …

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  • 127Composite number — Composite Com*pos ite (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See {Compound}, v. t., and cf. {Compost}.] 1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. [1913 Webster] Happiness, like air… …

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  • 128Brinell hardness number — noun Date: 1915 a number expressing Brinell hardness and denoting the load applied in testing in kilograms divided by the spherical area of indentation produced in the specimen in square millimeters called also Brinell number …

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