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DIOPHANTUS
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• DIOPHANTUS (noun)
The noun DIOPHANTUS has 1 sense:
1. Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)
Familiarity information: DIOPHANTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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