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Fermat's Last Theorem

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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.

Definitions

  1. The theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers…

    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.
    • A lot has been written about Fermat's Last Theorem since its proof was announced in 1993.

  2. Alternative form of Fermat's Last Theorem.

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