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'''Bertrand's postulate''' states that for any [[positive integer]] <math>n</math>, there is a [[prime number|prime]] between <math>n</math> and <math>2n</math>.
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'''Bertrand's postulate''' states that for any [[positive integer]] <math>n</math>, there is a [[prime number|prime]] between <math>n</math> and <math>2n</math>.  Despite its name, it is in fact a theorem.
  
 
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Bertrand's postulate states that for any positive integer $n$, there is a prime between $n$ and $2n$. Despite its name, it is in fact a theorem.

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