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Etymology

Named by Leonhard Euler after the 17th century mathematician John Pell, whom Euler mistakenly believed to be the first to find a general solution.

Noun

Singular Pell's equation

Plural uncountable

Pell's equation (uncountable)

  1. (number theory) The diophantine equation x2 − my2 = 1 for a given integer m., to be solved in integers x and y.

External links

Pell's equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

 

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