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Definition: Fermat

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665).[Wordnet].

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"Fermat" is a common misspelling or typo for: fermata.

Date "Fermat" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1679. (references)

Specialty Definition: Fermat

Domain Definition
Technology Formal Engineering Research with Models, Abstraction and Transformation. (references)

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Common Expressions: Fermat

Expressions Definition
Fermat (crater) Fermat is a lunar impact crater located to the west of the Rupes Altai escarpment. To the west-southwest is the larger Sacrobosco crater, and to the southwest is the irregular Pons crater. (references)
Fermat curve This means genus 0 for the case n = 2 (a conic) and genus 1 only for n = 3 (an elliptic curve). The Jacobian variety of the Fermat curves has been studied in depth. (references)
Fermat point In geometry, the Fermat point is the solution to the problem of finding a point F inside a triangle ABC such that the total distance from the three vertex to point F is the minimum possible. It is so named because this problem is first raised by Fermat in a private letter. (references)
Fermat polygonal number theorem Every positive integer is a sum of at most n n-polygonal numbers. (references)
Pierre de Fermat French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Fermat

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Fermat prime Computing Fermat prime A prime number of the form 2^2^n + 1. Any prime number of the form 2^n+1 must be a Fermat prime. Fermat conjectured in a letter to someone or other that all numbers 2^2^n+1 are prime, having noticed that this is true for n=0,1,2,3,4. Euler proved that 641 is a factor of 2^2^5+1. Of course nowadays we would just ask a computer, but at the time it was an impressive achievement (and his proof is very elegant). No further Fermat primes are known; several have been factorized, and several more have been proved composite without finding explicit factorizations. Gauss proved that a regular N-sided polygon can be constructed with ruler and compasses if and only if N is a power of 2 times a product of distinct Fermat primes. (1995-04-10). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing..
Fermat principle Aerospace The principle which states that the path along which electromagnetic radiation travels between any two points will be that path for which the elapsed time for the travel is a minimum. See multipath transmission. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: Fermat

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Fermat number 30     Fermat (computer algebra system) 8
Pierre de Fermat 26     Fermat (crater) 7
Fermat point 13     Fermat cubic 3
Fermat primality test 8     Fermat curve 4
Fermat (computer algebra system) 8     Fermat number 30
Fermat (crater) 7     Fermat point 13
Fermat Prize 6     Fermat polygonal number theorem 5
Fermat polygonal number theorem 5     Fermat primality test 8
Fermat curve 4     Fermat Prize 6
FermaT Transformation System 4     FermaT Transformation System 4
Fermat cubic 3     Pierre de Fermat 26

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