Diophantus
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Diophantus
(ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntəs)n
(Biography) 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
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Noun | 1. | Diophantus - Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century) |
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