Diophantus

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Diophantus [ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntəs]

(Biographies / Diophantus (3rd century-3rd century) M, Greek, SCIENCE: mathematician) 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica

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Diophantus - Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)

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