Fermat's Last Theorem en · PROPN
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.
Meanings
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The theorem that the Diophantine equation aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ has no solutions for positive integers a,b,c,n, where n>2.
Another theorem, distinguished as Fermat's last Theorem, has obtained great celebrity on account of the numerous attempts that have been made to demonstrate it.
1872, William Thomas Brande, editor, A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art:A lot has been written about Fermat's Last Theorem since its proof was announced in 1993.
2002, Peter Hilton, Derek Holton, Jean Pedersen, Mathematical Vistas: From a Room with Many Windows, Springer, page 23:2002, Brendan Kelly, Algebra with the TI-83 Plus & TI-83 Plus SE, Brendan Kelly Publishing, page 36, It appeared that Dr. Wiles had proved Fermat's Last Theorem, the most famous conjecture in Number Theory which had eluded the greatest mathematicians for over 350 years!
Then, almost casually, Dr. Wiles ended his lecture with these words: "And by the way, this means that Fermat's Last Theorem was true. Q.E.D."
2007, Eli Maor, The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-year History, Princeton University Press, page 1:
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de Satz von Fermat-Wiles-Taylor (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2) · fr dernier théorème de Fermat (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2) · de Fermats Letzter Satz (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2) · it ultimo teorema di Fermat (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2) · de Großer fermatscher Satz (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2) · hu nagy Fermat-tétel (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2) · cmn 費馬大定理 /费马大定理 (theorem that an + bn equal to cn has no positive integer solutions for a, b, c, n with n > 2)