diophantus

1. 1.

   Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)

   Broadermathematician

Other forms of diophantus

plural

diophantuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about diophantus

What does diophantus mean?

diophantus means "Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)".

How many syllables are in diophantus?

diophantus has 4 syllables: di-o-phan-tus. The stress falls on "o".

Is diophantus a common word?

diophantus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.