Re:Why do prime numbers make these spirals?
by WastingMyTime89 on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:34AM
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A weird way of writing n?
More seriously, it’s an integer variable. By convention, letters from the middle of the alphabet are used for them (generally n then k).
Here, the commenter uses k because that’s what’s used in the article and that’s what’s used because n is already used to designate the class in the definition of a residue class.
More seriously, it’s an integer variable. By convention, letters from the middle of the alphabet are used for them (generally n then k).
Here, the commenter uses k because that’s what’s used in the article and that’s what’s used because n is already used to designate the class in the definition of a residue class.