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Fermat's last theorem
[ fer-mahz ]
noun
, Mathematics.
- the unproved theorem that the equation xn + yn = zn has no solution for x, y, z nonzero integers when n is greater than 2.
Fermat's last theorem
/ fɜːˈmæts /
noun
- (in number theory) the hypothesis that the equation xn + yn = zn has no integral solutions for n greater than two
Fermat's last theorem
/ fĕr-mäz′ /
- A theorem stating that the equation a n + b n = c n has no solution if a, b, and c are positive integers and if n is an integer greater than 2. The theorem was first stated by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat around 1630, but not proved until 1994.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Fermat's last theorem1
First recorded in 1860–65; named after P. de Fermat
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