diophantine equation

or Diophantine equation

noun

, Mathematics.

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

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

Diophantine equation

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diophantine equation¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diophantine equation¹

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