Schinzel's hypothesis H

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Etymology

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Named after Andrzej Schinzel.

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Schinzel's hypothesis H

  1. (number theory) A famous open problem in mathematics, the hypothesis stating that, for every finite collection of non-constant irreducible polynomials over the integers with positive leading coefficients, one of the following conditions holds: (i) there are infinitely many positive integers such that all of are simultaneously prime numbers, or (ii) there is an integer (called a fixed divisor) which always divides the product .