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Diophantine equation

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Diophantine equation
n.
An algebraic equation with two or more variables whose coefficients are integers, studied to determine all integral solutions.
[After Diophantus, third-century a.d. Greek mathematician.]
Diophantine equation [ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntaɪn]
n
(Mathematics) (in number theory) an equation in more than one variable and with integral coefficients, for which integral solutions are sought
[after Diophantus, Greek mathematician of the 3rd century ad]
Diophantine equation
A type of indeterminate equation in which the coefficients are integers, studied to determine all integral solutions.


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