DIOPHANTINE EQUATION


Meaning of DIOPHANTINE EQUATION in English

/duy'euh fan"tuyn, -teen, -fan"tn/ , Math.

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

[ 1925-30; named after Diophantus, 3rd-century A.D. Greek mathematician; see -INE 1 ]

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