diophantine analysis

or Diophantine analysis

[ dahy-uh-fan-teen, -tahyn ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. any of several methods for finding integral solutions for equations with more than one variable whose coefficients are integers.

Diophantine analysis

/ dī′ə-făn′tīn′ /

1. A collection of methods for determining integral solutions of certain algebraic equations, such as those having two unknown variables.

Example Sentences

This branch of analysis was extensively studied by Diophantus, and is sometimes termed the Diophantine Analysis.

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