Diophantus

British  

/ ˌdaɪəʊˈfæntəs /

noun

1. 3rd century _ad , Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica

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Example Sentences

Diophantus of Alexandria used a syncopated algebra in his great work Arithmetica.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

Researchers have been using tools from geometry to tackle the problems, which are named after Diophantus, a third-century Greek mathematician.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2021

For some of these ancient questions, including ones posed by Diophantus himself, “we’re only just now developing methods that can help answer them,” says Jennifer Balakrishnan, a mathematician at Boston University.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2021

Though Diophantus provided a solution, which is x = ½ and y = 9 ⁄ 16, Balakrishnan says that until 1998, it was unknown how many other solutions existed.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2021

Algebra, or universal arithmetic—the method of calculating indeterminate quantities, or investigating the relations that subsist among quantities of all kinds, whether arithmetical or geometrical—was developed from the germ that Diophantus had left.

From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by Draper, John William