Meaning of Fermat's Last Theorem | Babel Free

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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.

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“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.”

“A lot has been written about Fermat's Last Theorem since its proof was announced in 1993.”

“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."”

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