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    "definition": "In number theory, a positive integer that survives a sieve similar to the sieve of Eratosthenes but based on position: starting from the odd numbers, every k-th remaining number is deleted where k is the next surviving number, leaving 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21 and so on; the term is also used in popular culture for numbers people regard as fortunate, which is a different sense.",
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        "Rigorous treatment matters for students learning number theory."
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        "Students",
        "People prone to gambling"
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      "steward": "Nobody: a mathematical concept held in common.",
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                    "text": "What are the lucky numbers below a given bound?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits integer sequences?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                    "text": "Which numbers are both lucky and prime, and what is known about them?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits prime numbers?",
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                    "text": "How is the sieve implemented efficiently, and how is membership tested?",
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                    "text": "What are the complexity and limits?",
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                    "text": "What variants of the sieve exist, and how do they relate?",
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                    "text": "How did Ulam and colleagues introduce lucky numbers, and why the name?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits Stanislaw Ulam?",
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                  }
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    "Should the cultural sense be a separate entry?",
    "How should OEIS entries be linked?",
    "Which conjectures about lucky numbers should be recorded?"
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