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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Fermat

On its sidelines, a discovery hinted at possible Fermat progress.

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

Now, a wealthy Texas philanthropist is recounting how his financial support created a community of Fermat innovators that, over decades, lent moral and mathematical support to Dr. Wiles.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

During the same years, Dr. Wiles was pursuing math studies in graduate school at the University of Cambridge and had put his Fermat dream on hold.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

The Opera mathematica of Fermat were published at Toulouse, in 2 vols. folio, 1670 and 1679.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various