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Gaussian moat

noun

Definitions

  1. The maximum difference between consecutive numbers in a sequence of distinct Gaussian…

    The maximum difference between consecutive numbers in a sequence of distinct Gaussian prime numbers.

    • If we can keep finding 'fatter and fatter' Gaussian moats surrounding the origin, then the prime-hiker will have to keep taking longer and longer steps.
    • The Gaussian moat problem was posed originally by Basil Gordon in 1962 at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Stockholm, […]

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Gaussian moat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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