Fermat

American  

[fer-ma, fer-mah] / fɛrˈma, fɛrˈmɑ /

noun

1. Pierre de 1601–65, French mathematician.

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Fermat British  

/ fɛrma, fɜːˈmæt /

noun

1. 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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Fermat Scientific  

/ fĕr-mä′ /

1. French mathematician who is best known for his work on probability and on the properties of numbers. He formulated Fermat's last theorem, which remained unsolved for over three hundred years.

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Example Sentences

Back in Tyler, looking for direction, he decided to establish a foundation that would fund basic research on the Fermat question.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Still, he expressed no regrets about his mathematical past and seemed confident that history would see him as playing a decisive role in the Fermat breakthrough.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Pierre de Fermat was a French lawyer of the 17th century who pursued math as a hobby.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Both mathematicians benefited from the work of predecessors, such as Barrow, Fermat, and Cavalieri.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Fermat, Roberval, and Torricelli had all been occupied with the subject, and made some definite progress in ascertaining its properties. 

From Pascal by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)