A sieve, fine mesh strainer, or sift, is a tool used for separating wanted elements from unwanted material or for controlling the particle size distribution...

In mathematics, the sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to any given limit. It does so by iteratively marking...

Sieve elements are specialized cells that are important for the function of phloem, which is a highly organized tissue that transports organic compounds...

A sieve analysis (or gradation test) is a practice or procedure used in geology, civil engineering, and chemical engineering to assess the particle size...

field sieve Large sieve Quadratic sieve Sieve of Atkin Sieve of Eratosthenes Sieve of Sundaram Sieve of Pritchard Sieve, in medicine, a "surgical sieve" refers...

mathematics, the sieve of Atkin is a modern algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified integer. Compared with the ancient sieve of Eratosthenes...

A molecular sieve is a material with pores (molecule-sized holes) of uniform size which link the interior of the solid to its exterior. These materials...

The Sieve is a river in Italy. It is a tributary of the Arno, into which it flows at Pontassieve after a course of 62 km. The Sieve rises in the Tuscan-Emilian...

Sieve theory is a set of general techniques in number theory, designed to count, or more realistically to estimate the size of, sifted sets of integers...

Sieve method, or the method of sieves, can mean: in mathematics and computer science, the sieve of Eratosthenes, a simple method for finding prime numbers...