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PRONUNCIATION OF DIOPHANTUS

Diophantus  [ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIOPHANTUS

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Diophantus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIOPHANTUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diophantus

Diophantus

Diophantus of Alexandria, sometimes called "the father of algebra", was an Alexandrian Greek mathematician and the author of a series of books called Arithmetica, many of which are now lost. These texts deal with solving algebraic equations. While reading Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac's edition of Diophantus' Arithmetica, Pierre de Fermat concluded that a certain equation considered by Diophantus had no solutions, and noted in the margin without elaboration that he had found "a truly marvelous proof of this proposition," now referred to as Fermat's Last Theorem. This led to tremendous advances in number theory, and the study of Diophantine equations and of Diophantine approximations remain important areas of mathematical research. Diophantus coined the term παρισὀτης to refer to an approximate equality. This term was rendered as adaequalitat in Latin, and became the technique of adequality developed by Pierre de Fermat to find maxima for functions and tangent lines to curves. Diophantus was the first Greek mathematician who recognized fractions as numbers; thus he allowed positive rational numbers for the coefficients and solutions.

Definition of Diophantus in the English dictionary

The definition of Diophantus in the dictionary is 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIOPHANTUS


amiantus
ˌæmɪˈæntəs
argentous
ɑːˈdʒɛntəs
atramentous
ˌætrəˈmɛntəs
cantus
ˈkæntəs
concentus
kənˈsɛntəs
filamentous
ˌfɪləˈmentəs
lentous
ˈlɛntəs
ligamentous
ˌlɪɡəˈmɛntəs
medicamentous
ˌmedɪkəˈmentəs
microdontous
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈdɒntəs
momentous
məʊˈmɛntəs
nonfilamentous
ˌnɒnfɪləˈmɛntəs
pedetentous
ˌpɛdɪˈtɛntəs
Pocahontas
ˌpɒkəˈhɒntəs
portentous
pɔːˈtɛntəs
QANTAS
ˈkwɒntəs
sarmentous
sɑːˈmentəs
sedimentous
ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntəs
tomentous
təˈmentəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIOPHANTUS

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius the Areopagite
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Diophantine equation

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丢番图
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Diofanto
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Diophantus
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Diophantus
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ديوفانتس
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Диофант
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Diofanto
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Diophantus
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Diophante
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Diophantus
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Diophantus
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ディオファントス
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Diophantus
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Diophantus
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Diophantus
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டயோபதான்துஸ்
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डायोफँटस
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Diophantus
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Diofanto
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Diofantos
50 millions of speakers

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Діофант
40 millions of speakers

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Diophant
30 millions of speakers
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Διόφαντος
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Diophantus
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Diofantos
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Diofant
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIOPHANTUS»

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Diophantus and Diophantine Equations
Semi-popular maths on an area of number theory related to Fermat.
Isabella G. Bashmakova, Joseph H. Silverman, 1997
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Diophantus of Alexandria: A Study in the History of Greek ...
published in 1572, says dogmatically that Diophantus lived under Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.), but there is no confirmation of this date either. The positive evidence on the subject can be given very shortly. An upper limit is indicated by the ...
Sir Thomas Little Heath, 2012
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Diophantus of Alexandria; a Study in the History of Greek Algebr
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Sir Thomas Little Heath, 2012
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Number Theory: An Approach Through History from Hammurapi to ...
Diophantus, in Bachet's edition, and Viète's masterly presentation of a large portion of Diophantus in his Zetetica of 1593. As he had later occasion to observe , neither Viète nor even Diophantus were really number-theorists. "Number theory" ...
André Weil, 2006
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A History of Greek Mathematics, Volume II: From Aristarchus ...
"As it is, the book is indispensable; it has, indeed, no serious English rival." — Times Literary Supplement "Sir Thomas Heath, foremost English historian of the ancient exact sciences in the twentieth century." — Prof.
Sir Thomas Heath, 2013
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
[P. S.] DIOPHANTUS (Aioifmrror). 1. A native of Arabia, who however lived at Athens, where he was at the head of the sophistical school. He was a contemporary of Proaercsius, whom he survived, and whose funeral oration he delivered in ...
Sir William Smith, 1850
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The Development of Arabic Mathematics: Between Arithmetic ...
First introduced in the 10th century, Diophantus' Arithmetica contributed much to the development of mathematics in the Middle Ages. Most notably it permitted the extension of classical Diophantine analysis, which existed already among the ...
R. Rashed, 1994
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Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra
IO The Arithmetic of Diophantus as theoretital logistit. The tontept of eidos in Diophantus THE six nooxs by Diophantusm which have come down to us under the title Arithmetica ('Apt0;u;-rtmi) — Diophantus himself speaks of thirteen books in ...
Jacob Klein, 1992
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Ancient Women Philosophers: 600 B.C.-500 A. D.
However, there is convincing evidence that the Commentary on Diophantus' Arith - meticorum has survived, interpolated in part into the original text. Hypatia's Commentary on Book III of Ptolemy's Syntaxis Mathe- matica and its accompanying ...
M.E. Waithe, 1987
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, ed. ...
[P. S.] DIOPHANTUS (Aj^owoj). 1. A native of Arabia, who however lived at Athens, whore he was at the head of the sophistical school. He was a contemporary of Proaeresius, whom he survived, and whose funeral oration he delivered in A. u.
Greek and Roman biography, sir William Smith, 1861

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIOPHANTUS»

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Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani مين هو أبو الوفاء البوزجاني GOogle
عالم مثل العديد من فترة ابو'l كتب وفاء ترجمة التعليقات التي فقدت في أعمال فى ايوكليد باوهايو diophantus و لمركز الخوارزمي للحساب الالي. «رياضة نيوز, Jun 15»
2
Children should be taught how to break rules, says headteacher
"What if mathematicians hadn't queried the Greek mathematician Diophantus, who described equations with negative solutions as “absurd”, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
3
Another Reason to Love the Number Seven
Diophantine equations, named for the mathematician Diophantus of Alexandria, are equations relating several unknown quantities in which we ... «Scientific American, Sep 14»
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Fields Medal winner Manjul Bhargava says his inspiration has been …
This identity was discovered by Diophantus in the third century, and is a first case of Gauss composition: We are taking an expression of the ... «India Today, Aug 14»
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The First Female Astronomer
She also wrote explanatory notes on several books in mathematics, most notably Apollonius' Conics and Diophantus's multivolume Arithmetica ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
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Aaron Levin: Spilling the beans about math
These equations, named after the third-century mathematician Diophantus of Alexandria, are polynomial equations where one is interested in ... «MSUToday, May 14»
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Hyperbolic homogeneous polynomials, oh my!
Diophantus, after whom the Diophantine equations are named, is best known for his Arithmetica, which Ramakrishnan describes as "a ... «Phys.Org, Apr 14»
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Two Is Company, But Three Is A Crowd
Answer: Diophantus (thousand, pi). Winner: David Rosen of Syosset, N.Y.. Next week's challenge: The challenge comes from listener Carol ... «NPR, Mar 14»
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Operation Costs for Greek Schools in Germany
Students in these schools are provided with free books from CTI – Diophantus, with the exception of high school English books. Since 2010 the ... «Greek Reporter, Feb 14»
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The Simpsons Is Much Smarter About Math Than You Ever Would …
Working in isolation at his home in southern France, his only mathematical companion was a book called Arithmetica, written by Diophantus of ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 13»

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