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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.

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[After Diophantus, third-century a.d. Greek mathematician.]

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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]

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Diophantine equation

A type of indeterminate equation in which the coefficients are integers, studied to determine all integral solutions.