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Diophantine equation

Syllabification: (Di·o·phan·tine e·qua·tion)
Definition of Diophantine equation

noun

Mathematics
  • a polynomial equation with integral coefficients for which integral solutions are required.

Origin:

early 18th century: named after Diophantus

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