English Explanatory Dictionary

Roth's theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fundamental result in Diophantine approximation to algebraic numbers, stating that these numbers cannot have many rational number approximations that are 'very good' (variously defined through history).

Word forms

Roth's theorem

Etymology

Named after Klaus Roth.

Related words

Roth's theorem on arithmetic progressions
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