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| − | An '''arithmetic progression''' is a sequence of numbers in which the difference between any number and its predecessor is constant, as in 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. [[Dirichlet's theorem]] states that there are infinitely many [[prime | + | An '''arithmetic progression''' is a sequence of numbers in which the difference between any number and its predecessor is constant, as in 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. [[Dirichlet's theorem]] states that there are infinitely many [[prime number]]s in any arithmetic progression. |
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Revision as of 21:20, April 12, 2007
An arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers in which the difference between any number and its predecessor is constant, as in 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Dirichlet's theorem states that there are infinitely many prime numbers in any arithmetic progression.