Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diophantine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
dio-phan-tine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Diophantus, the Greek mathematician.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Diophantine.

Phrases

Diophantine analysis Diophantine approximation Diophantine equation Diophantine set

Questions

What does diophantine mean?
Of or pertaining to Diophantus, the Greek mathematician.

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