Diophantine equation

In mathematics, a Diophantine equation is a polynomial equation that only allows the variables to be integers. Diophantine problems have fewer equations than unknown variables and involve finding integers that work correctly for all equations.

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Mathematics - Polynomial - Equation - Integer

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The word Diophantine refers to the Greek mathematician of the third century A.D., Diophantus of Alexandria, who made a study of such equations and was one of the first mathematicians to introduce symbolism into algebra. The mathematical study of Diophantine problems Diophantus initiated is now called Diophantine analysis.

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Greek - Diophantus - Alexandria - Symbolism - Algebra

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A linear Diophantine equation is an equation between two sums of monomials of degree zero or one.

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