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Fermat said he had a proof.
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Meaning of "Fermat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FERMAT

Fermat  [fɜːˈmæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERMAT

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determiner
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Fermat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FERMAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fermat

Pierre de Fermat

Pierre de Fermat was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and an amateur mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he is recognized for his discovery of an original method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines, which is analogous to that of the differential calculus, then unknown, and his research into number theory. He made notable contributions to analytic geometry, probability, and optics. He is best known for Fermat's Last Theorem, which he described in a note at the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica.

Definition of Fermat in the English dictionary

The definition of Fermat in the dictionary is Pierre de. 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERMAT


achromat
ˈækrəˌmæt
anastigmat
æˈnæstɪɡˌmæt
automat
ˈɔːtəˌmæt
bathmat
ˈbɑːθmæt
diplomat
ˈdɪpləˌmæt
doormat
ˈdɔːˌmæt
format
ˈfɔːmæt
GMAT
ˈdʒiːmæt
hazmat
ˈhæzˌmæt
intermat
ˈɪntəˌmæt
Laundromat
ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt
mat
mæt
matt
mæt
matte
mæt
mousemat
ˈmaʊsˌmæt
reformat
ˌriːˈfɔːmæt
semimat
ˌsɛmɪˈmæt
semimatt
ˌsemɪˈmæt
semimatte
ˌsemɪˈmæt
tablemat
ˈteɪbəlmæt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERMAT

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Fermat´s last theorem
Fermat´s principle
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fermi
Fermi energy

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERMAT

apochromat
asbestos mat
cocomat
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gammat
go back to the mat
hierogrammat
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place mat
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sea mat
summat
superdiplomat
surf mat
trichromat
yoga mat

Synonyms and antonyms of Fermat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Fermat» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Fermat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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费尔马
1,325 millions of speakers

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Fermat
570 millions of speakers

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Fermat
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Fermat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيرما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ферма
278 millions of speakers

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Fermat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফার্মার
260 millions of speakers

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Fermat
220 millions of speakers

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Fermat
190 millions of speakers

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Fermat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フェルマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페르마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fermat
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Fermat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரமத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फर्म्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fermat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fermat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fermat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ферма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fermat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Fermat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fermat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Fermat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fermat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Fermat

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fermat

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2 QUOTES WITH «FERMAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Fermat.
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Andrew Wiles
I don't believe Fermat had a proof. I think he fooled himself into thinking he had a proof.
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Andrew Wiles
Fermat said he had a proof.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERMAT»

Discover the use of Fermat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fermat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fermat’s Last Theorem
‘I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.’ In 1963 a schoolboy browsing in his local library stumbled across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem ...
Simon Singh, 2012
2
The Mathematical Career of Pierre de Fermat, 1601-1665
In one of the first full-length investigations of Fermat's life and work, Michael Sean Mahoney provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries ...
Michael Sean Mahoney, 1994
3
17 Lectures on Fermat Numbers: From Number Theory to Geometry
This book was written in honor of the 400th anniversary of his birth, providing readers with an overview of the many properties of Fermat numbers and demonstrating their applications in areas such as number theory, probability theory, ...
Michal Krizek, Florian Luca, Lawrence Somer, 2001
4
Fermat's Last Theorem: A Genetic Introduction to Algebraic ...
This introduction to algebraic number theory via "Fermat's Last Theorem" follows its historical development, beginning with the work of Fermat and ending with Kummer theory of "ideal" factorization.
Harold M. Edwards, 2000
5
Fermat's last theorem: the story of a riddle that confounded ...
The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded matheticians since the 17th century, the solution of Fermat`s Last Theorem is the most important mathematical development of the 20th century.
Simon Singh, 2007
6
Fermat's Last Theorem: The Story of a Riddle that Confounded ...
'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.'
Simon Singh, 1997
7
Fermat’s Last Theorem for Amateurs
In this book, aimed at amateurs curious about the history of the subject, the author restricts his attention exclusively to elementary methods that have produced rich results.
Paulo Ribenboim, 1999
8
Invitation to the Mathematics of Fermat-Wiles
Furthermore, it places these concepts in their historical context. This book can be used in introduction to mathematics theories courses and in special topics courses on Fermat's last theorem.
Yves Hellegouarch, 2001
9
The Fermat Diary
There are many important names in the recent history of Fermat's Last Theorem. This book puts faces and personalities to those names. Mozzochi also uncovers the details of certain key pieces of the story.
Charles J. Mozzochi, 2000
10
Ray Optics, Fermat’s Principle, and Applications to General ...
This book is about the mathematical theory of light propagation in media on general-relativistic spacetimes.
Volker Perlick, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERMAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fermat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Q&A with Norman-born, Hollywood writer/ producer Eric Heisserer
... my own tastes. Where else could I talk about love, family, and Fermat's Principle of Least Time? Q: There's a ton of down time on movie sets. «Norman Transcript, Jul 15»
2
Fintan O'Toole: EU has taken decisive turn from democracy
The rules that shape our collective lives are as obscure to the vast majority of citizens as the solution to Fermat's Last Theorem or the lyrics of A ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Nephila licenses AIR s Touchstone
The $9bn ILS fund follows in the path of another major ILS fund manager, $5.1bn Fermat Capital Management, which was the first to sign up to ... «Trading Risk, Jul 15»
4
@ISSUE: What was past century's most important discovery?
Fermat's Last Theorem remained unsolved for more than 350 years until Andrew Wiles solved it with his proof in 1994. And, in 1997, the Roslin ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
5
FORUM: Internet has become infrastructure of our lives
Fermat's Last Theorem remained unsolved for more than 350 years until Andrew Wiles solved it with his proof in 1994. And, in 1997, the Roslin ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
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A&E Guide: 35 things to do in July
Fermat's Last Theater Company stages one of August Strindberg's early naturalistic plays, Miss Julie, centering on class, power and sex. «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»
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Self-delusion 'fuels maths success'
... (1776-1831) worked extensively on number theory and differential geometry and helped to lay possible solutions to Fermat's Last Theorem. 0 ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
8
3 Day Blinds Sees Value in Customer Journey
... and anything involving the words “on the fly,” “optimization,” “predictive” and “analytical” than I do the solution to Fermat's last theorem. «MediaPost Communications, Jun 15»
9
John Forbes Nash (1928–2015)
... proved Fermat's last theorem, sitting down together at a small table. I wondered which of them would start the conversation. None of them did. «Nature.com, Jun 15»
10
Alternative capital to make reinsurance "more efficient & fair": Nelson …
... the growth of alternative capital is democratising the sale of reinsurance, Seo, co-founder of specialist ILS managers Fermat Capital implied ... «Artemis.bm, Jun 15»

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