Proth number

Etymology
After French mathematician (1852-1879).

Noun

 * 1)  Any number of the form k·2n + 1, where k is odd, n is a positive integer, and 2n > k.
 * 2) * 2006, B. Grégoire, L. Théry, B. Werner, A Computational Approach to Pocklington Certificates, Masami Hagiya, Philip Wadler (editors), Functional and Logic Programming: 8th International Symposium, Proceedings, Springer, 3945, page 109,
 * To generate Pocklington certificates for Proth number [sic] we add a new entry to the oracle:  k p.

Translations

 * Italian: numero di Proth