| diophantine | Originated or taught by Diophantus, the Greek writer on algebra. <mathematics> Diophantine analysis, that branch of indeterminate analysis which has for its object the discovery of rational values that satisfy given equations containing squares or cubes; as, for example, to find values of x and y which make x^2 + y^2 an exact square. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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