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

Fermat also left behind a large body of what he called theorems.

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

In September 1981, Mr. Vaughn funded the world’s first big conference on the Fermat riddle.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

In the 1970s and 1980s, he directed millions of dollars to Fermat conferences, authors and researchers, giving the old field new life and social acceptability.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

At the same time he challenged Roberval and Fermat to construct the tangent; Roberval failed but Fermat succeeded.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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