diophantus

• Nom propre se référant au mathématicien grec du IIIe siècle à qui l'on attribue la première élaboration de la notation algébrique.

A proper noun referring to a Greek mathematician from the 3rd century who is credited with being the first to develop an algebraic notation.

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1. C2formal

   An ancient Greek mathematician, often called the 'father of algebra', who pioneered the use of symbolic notation for solving equations.

   Diophante

   • Diophantus is famous for his work 'Arithmetica', a series of books on number theory.
   • The equations studied by Diophantus are now known as Diophantine equations.
   • Historians believe Diophantus lived in Alexandria during the 3rd century AD.