NumberTheory

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Definitions of number theory on the Web:

A branch of mathematics that investigates the relationships and properties of numbers. http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/B.html

The study of the properties of integers (any of the natural numbers, the negatives of these numbers, or zero). http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/glossary.asp

The study of properties of integers, generalizations of integers, and relations between them, especially Diophantine equations (equations in integers) and prime numbers. http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/profiles/glossary.html

formal mathematical name for some of the math tricks behind public key cryptography. http://www.hxmel.com/Glossary/glossary.htm

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