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Fermat
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Fer·mat  (fr-mä), Pierre de 1601-1665.
French mathematician who developed number theory and probability theory.
Fermat [fɜːˈmæt (French) fɛrma]
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(Biographies / Fermat, Pierre de (1601-1665) M, French, SCIENCE: mathematician) Pierre de (pjɛr də). 1601-65, French mathematician, regarded as the founder of the modern theory of numbers. He studied the properties of whole numbers and, with Pascal, investigated the theory of probability
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Noun1.Fermat - French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)
Pierre de Fermat
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