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number theory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of pure mathematics concerned with the properties of integers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Factorization has driven many great discoveries in number theory.

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թվերի տեսություն (tʻveri tesutʻyun) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Catalan: teoria de nombres — branch of pure mathematics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數論 /数论 (shùlùn) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Czech: teorie čísel — branch of pure mathematics
  • Danish: talteori — branch of pure mathematics
  • Dutch: getaltheorie — branch of pure mathematics
  • Finnish: lukuteoria — branch of pure mathematics
  • French: théorie des nombres — branch of pure mathematics
  • German: Zahlentheorie — branch of pure mathematics
  • Greek: θεωρία αριθμών (theoría arithmón) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Hindi: संख्या सिद्धांत (saṅkhyā siddhānt) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Hungarian: számelmélet — branch of pure mathematics
  • Icelandic: talnafræði — branch of pure mathematics
  • Icelandic: talnalist — branch of pure mathematics
  • Japanese: 数論 (sūron) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Japanese: 整数論 (seisūron) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Korean: 수론 (suron) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Korean: 정수론 (jeongsuron) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Latin: theōria numerōrum — branch of pure mathematics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tallteori — branch of pure mathematics
  • Polish: teoria liczb — branch of pure mathematics
  • Portuguese: teoria dos números — branch of pure mathematics
  • Punjabi: ਅੰਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ (aṅka sidhānt) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Romanian: teoria numerelor — branch of pure mathematics
  • Russian: тео́рия чи́сел (teórija čísel) — branch of pure mathematics
  • Slovene: teorija števil — branch of pure mathematics
  • Spanish: teoría de números — branch of pure mathematics
  • Swedish: talteori — branch of pure mathematics
  • Turkish: sayılar teorisi — branch of pure mathematics
  • Welsh: damcaniaeth rhifau — branch of pure mathematics