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Definition of Diophantus in English:

Diophantus

proper noun

(fl.c.AD 250), Greek mathematician. He was the first to attempt an algebraical notation, showing in Arithmetica how to solve simple and quadratic equations.

Pronunciation

Diophantus

/ˌdīəˈfan(t)əs/ /ˌdaɪəˈfæn(t)əs/

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