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beal conjecture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
beal -con-jec-ture
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A conjecture stating that, if Aˣ+Bʸ=Cᶻ, where A, B, C, x, y, and z are positive integers with x, y, z > 2, then A, B, and C have a common prime factor.

Etymology

Formulated in 1993 by Andrew Beal.

Inflected Forms

the Beal conjecture (canonical) Beal's conjecture (alternative)

Questions

What does beal conjecture mean?
A conjecture stating that, if Aˣ+Bʸ=Cᶻ, where A, B, C, x, y, and z are positive integers with x, y, z > 2, then A, B, and C have a common prime factor.
Where does beal conjecture come from?
Formulated in 1993 by Andrew Beal.

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