Diophantus

/ ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntəs /

noun

1. Diophantus3rd century3rd centuryMGreekSCIENCE: mathematician 3rd century ad , Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica

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The germ of the idea is to be found in the works of Diophantus of Alexandria, who wrote about the beginning of the fourth century.

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With Pappus and Diophantus the list of original writers on mathematics comes to an end.

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One of these was a commentary on the Arithmetica of Diophantus.

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Arithmetica of Diophantus, Hypatia's commentary on, 139, 168.

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One of these men, Diophantus of Amphitrope by name, obtained a verdict against Aristeides on a charge of receiving bribes.

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