diophantine equation

or Diophantine equation


nounMathematics.
  1. an equation involving more than one variable in which the coefficients of the variables are integers and for which integral solutions are sought.

Origin of diophantine equation

1
1925–30; named after Diophantus, 3rd-century a.d. Greek mathematician; see -ine1

Words Nearby diophantine equation

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for Diophantine equation

Diophantine equation

/ (ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntaɪn) /


noun
  1. (in number theory) an equation in more than one variable and with integral coefficients, for which integral solutions are sought

Origin of Diophantine equation

1
C18: after Diophantus, Greek mathematician of the 3rd century ad

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for Diophantine equation

Diophantine equation

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

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.