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Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem

Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem proper noun: the problem of finding two disjoint sets A and B of n integers each, such that ∑_(a∈A)aⁱ=∑_(b∈B)bⁱ for each integer i from 1 to a given k.

Proper noun

Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem

  1. The problem of finding two disjoint sets A and B of n integers each, such that ∑_(a∈A)aⁱ=∑_(b∈B)bⁱ for each integer i from 1 to a given k.

Origin of Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem

Named after Eugène Prouhet, who studied it in the early 1850s, and Gaston Tarry and Escott, who studied it in the early 1910s.

Questions about Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem

What does Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem mean?
Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem means the problem of finding two disjoint sets A and B of n integers each, such that ∑_(a∈A)aⁱ=∑_(b∈B)bⁱ for each integer i from 1 to a given k.
What part of speech is Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem?
Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem is a proper noun.

Words near Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem in the dictionary

  1. prouerbe
  2. prouerbes
  3. Prough
  4. Proughs
  5. Prouhet
  6. Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem
  7. prouide
  8. prouision
  9. prouisions
  10. proul
  11. prouled

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