cuban prime

Meaning

Noun

• A prime number that is a solution to one of two specific equations involving third powers of x and y. The two equations are $p\; =\; \backslash frac\{x^3\; -\; y^3\}\{x\; -\; y\},\backslash \; x\; =\; y\; +\; 1,\backslash \; y>0$ and $p\; =\; \backslash frac\{x^3\; -\; y^3\}\{x\; -\; y\},\backslash \; x\; =\; y\; +\; 2,\backslash \; y>0.$

Origin

• Punningly on cube (mathematical sense) and Cuban, though there is no meaningful connection with the country of Cuba.