Fermat's Last Theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers a,b,c,n, where n>2.
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  1. Alternative form of Fermat's Last Theorem.

Word forms

Fermat's Last Theorem

Etymology

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.

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