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Prime counting function

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The prime counting function, denoted \pi, is a function defined on real numbers. The quantity \pi(x) is defined as the number of positive prime numbers less than or equal to x.

The function \pi(x) is asymptotically equivalent to x/\log x. This is the prime number theorem. It is also asymptotically equivalent to Chebyshev's theta function.

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