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noun
A certain kind of sequence of prime numbers, with applications in cryptography.
A Cunningham chain of the first kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p1, ..., pn) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pi+1 = 2pi + 1.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
A certain kind of sequence of prime numbers, with applications in cryptography.
A Cunningham chain of the second kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p1,...,pn) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pi+1 = 2pi − 1.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Named after mathematician A. J. C. Cunningham.
