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Fermat's Last Theorem

Fermat's Last Theorem proper noun: the theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers a,b,c,n, where n>2.

Proper noun (1)

Fermat's Last Theorem

  1. The theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers a,b,c,n, where n>2.
    • Another theorem, distinguished as Fermat's last Theorem, has obtained great celebrity on account of the numerous attempts that have been made to demonstrate it.1872, William Thomas Brande, editor, A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art
    • A lot has been written about Fermat's Last Theorem since its proof was announced in 1993.2002, Peter Hilton, Derek Holton, Jean Pedersen, Mathematical Vistas: From a Room with Many Windows, Springer, page 23

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Fermat's last theorem

Fermat's last theorem

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Fermat's Last Theorem.

Forms of Fermat's Last Theorem

alternative formFermat's last theorem

Origin of Fermat's Last Theorem

Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665), who famously claimed to have a proof, although it was not successfully proven until 1994 by Andrew Wiles.

Questions about Fermat's Last Theorem

What does Fermat's Last Theorem mean?
Fermat's Last Theorem means the theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers a,b,c,n, where n>2.
What part of speech is Fermat's Last Theorem?
Fermat's Last Theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Fermat's Last Theorem in the dictionary

  1. Fermat points
  2. Fermat prime
  3. Fermat primes
  4. Fermat pseudoprime
  5. Fermat pseudoprimes
  6. Fermat's Last Theorem
  7. Fermat's little theorem
  8. Fermat's principle
  9. Fermat's principle of least time
  10. Fermat-Apollonius circle
  11. Fermat-Apollonius circles

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