diophantine equation

diophantine equation

noun Mathematics.
an equation involving more than one variable in which the coefficients of the variables are integers and for which integral solutions are sought.
Also, Diophantine equation.


Origin:
1925–30; named after Diophantus, 3rd-century a.d. Greek mathematician; see -ine1
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Diophantine equation is always a great word to know.
So is divisible. Does it mean:
the process of determining the answer to a problem, or the answer itself
capable of being evenly divided, without remainder
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Diophantine equation (ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntaɪn)
 
n
(in number theory) an equation in more than one variable and with integral coefficients, for which integral solutions are sought
 
[C18: after Diophantus, Greek mathematician of the 3rd century ad]

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Diophantine equation  
A type of indeterminate equation in which the coefficients are integers, studied to determine all integral solutions.
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Diophantine equation definition

mathematics
Equations with integer coefficients to which integer solutions are sought. Because the results are restricted to integers, different algorithms must be used from those which find real solutions.
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