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number theorist

number theorist

9.5
A person who studies whole numbers and patterns, like prime numbers
  • noun
  • /ˈnʌmbər ˈθɪərɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : teórico de números
  • Number theorists study the properties of prime numbers and their distributions.

So, you know, prime numbers are one of the things that number theorists study the most and have for millennia.

Examples

  • So, you know, prime numbers are one of the things that number theorists study the most and have for millennia.

    Lex Fridman

  • So far as I know, every economic statistician and index number theorist that has investigated this issue believes that it was (and is) the IPCC (not C&H) that is disseminating false information.

    Blog text (20)

  • For the beauty of mathematics, all number theorists felt a solution must be found.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • It used a type of number system which number theorists are very familiar with.

  • But on the abstract committee was a person I knew well from UCLAA number theorist named John Selfridge became quite well known in the number theory.

  • But on the abstract committee was a person I knew well from UCLAA number theorist named John Selfridge became quite well known in the number theory.

  • His work on the Riemann began when Wiles announced his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, simultaneously thrilling and disappointing scores of number theorists around the world.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The research paper published by the number theorist explored the patterns within the set of natural numbers.

  • At the conference, leading number theorists discussed the latest advancements in integer factorization.

Synonyms

mathematician
vsnumber theorist
63 4.9

A person who studies numbers, shapes, and patterns, often as a job

specializes in studying properties of integers rather than general mathematics

How Specialized

number theorist
  • Specialized
9.5
mathematician
63 4.9

Surface Forms

number theorist singular
number theorists plural

Morphology

number + theorist

The meaning 'a mathematician who specializes in number theory' is directly and compositionally built from 'number' (integers) + 'theorist' (someone who develops or studies theories). This follows a regular English compound pattern (N + N where the second element names a specialist) and is cross-linguistically encoded, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Number theorist comes from the words number and theorist. It creates the picture of a person who studies the 'theory' of 'whole numbers', so it means a mathematician who works with the properties of whole numbers.