Diophantine

[,daiə'fæntain]

Definition

(a.) Originated or taught by Diophantus, the Greek writer on algebra.

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Definition

adj. pertaining to the Alexandrian mathematician Diophantus (c. 275 A.D.).—Diophantine analysis the part of algebra which treats of finding particular rational values for general expressions under a surd form.

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