"cannonball problem" meaning in All languages combined

See cannonball problem on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: It can be visualized as the problem of taking a square arrangement of cannonballs on the ground and building a square pyramid out of them. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} cannonball problem
  1. (mathematics) The challenge of proving that the only solution of the Diophantine equation :∑ₙ₌₁ᴺn²=M²; with N > 1 is when N = 24 and M = 70. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-cannonball_problem-en-name-1L0H2kQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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