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Fermat
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɜːmæt/ /ˈfeːmɐː/ AU
en /ˈfɜːmæt/ /ˈfɛːmɑː/ SSB
en /ˈfɜɹmæt/ /ˈfɜɹmɑ/ /ˈfɛɹmɑ/ GenAm
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fermat.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en French.
Usage notes
Used in the names of certain concepts in attribution to French mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1607-1665).
Derived terms
en Fermat-Apollonius circle Fermat cubic Fermat-Torricelli point Fermat curve Fermat equation Fermatian Fermat's Last Theorem Fermat liar Fermat's little theorem Fermat number Fermat point Fermat primality test Fermat prime Fermat's principle Fermat problem Fermat pseudoprime Fermat quotient Fermat's spiral Fermat witness Pell-Fermat equation
Further reading
List of things named after Pierre de Fermat