"Fermat's Last Theorem" meaning in English

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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. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|lawyer and amateur mathematician||||}} lawyer and amateur mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Pierre de Fermat}} Pierre de Fermat, {{named-after|en|Pierre de Fermat|born=1601|died=1665|nat=French|occ=lawyer and amateur mathematician|wplink==}} Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Fermat's Last Theorem}} Fermat's Last Theorem
  1. (number theory) The theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers a,b,c,n, where n>2. Wikipedia link: Andrew Wiles, Fermat's Last Theorem Categories (topical): Number theory Synonyms: Fermat's last theorem Related terms: Fermat's little theorem Translations (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2): dernier théorème de Fermat [masculine] (French), Fermats Letzter Satz [masculine] (German), Großer fermatscher Satz [masculine] (German), Satz von Fermat-Wiles-Taylor [masculine] (German), nagy Fermat-tétel (Hungarian), ultimo teorema di Fermat [masculine] (Italian)

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