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Re:A previously unnoticed property of prime numbers by vessenes on Monday March 14, 2016 @12:00PM (#11283582)
They did mention this, but they didn't talk real numbers. And, my second point is (I think) slightly more subtle -- the probability distributions need to be considered, not just the counting upward angle.

As I'm writing this out, I'm a little less sure that this would matter, but I'll leave the comment out for the sake of discussion. :)

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Re:A previously unnoticed property of prime numbers by jlarocco on Monday March 14, 2016 @01:35PM (#11284154)
I don't know why you're nitpicking. The article's written for a more general audience that may be interested in the property, but not necessarily the nitty-gritty math behind it.

The first paragraph of the article links to the paper, so people who want more detail can get it. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1603.03720v1.pdf

For your second point, I don't think there's anything wrong with a paper announcing they found something interesting, even if they haven't completely analyzed every aspect of it. Getting the info out early lets a wider audience look at it, and opens their current research up to scrutiny.

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