Prouhet–Tarry–Escott problem
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The Prouhet–Tarry–Escott problem is a classic number theory problem that asks for distinct integer multisets whose powers up to a given degree have equal sums, making it a central example in the study of equal-sum power partitions and Diophantine equations.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22423463 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prouhet–Tarry–Escott problem Context triple: [Erdős–Moser equation, isRelatedTo, Prouhet–Tarry–Escott problem]
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Erdős–Moser equation
The Erdős–Moser equation is a famous unsolved Diophantine equation in number theory that asks whether 1^k + 2^k + ... + (m−1)^k = m^k has any integer solutions beyond the trivial case (k, m) = (1, 2).
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Waring's problem
Waring's problem is a famous conjecture in number theory that concerns representing natural numbers as sums of fixed powers of integers and determining how many such powers are needed.
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Fermat polygonal number theorem
The Fermat polygonal number theorem is a result in number theory stating that every positive integer can be expressed as a sum of a fixed number of polygonal numbers of a given order.
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Pillai’s conjecture
Pillai’s conjecture is an unproven statement in number theory asserting that the difference between perfect powers takes each positive integer value only finitely many times.
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E.
Ramanujan–Nagell equation
The Ramanujan–Nagell equation is a famous Diophantine equation in number theory that has only finitely many integer solutions and is closely associated with the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prouhet–Tarry–Escott problem Target entity description: The Prouhet–Tarry–Escott problem is a classic number theory problem that asks for distinct integer multisets whose powers up to a given degree have equal sums, making it a central example in the study of equal-sum power partitions and Diophantine equations.
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A.
Erdős–Moser equation
The Erdős–Moser equation is a famous unsolved Diophantine equation in number theory that asks whether 1^k + 2^k + ... + (m−1)^k = m^k has any integer solutions beyond the trivial case (k, m) = (1, 2).
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B.
Waring's problem
Waring's problem is a famous conjecture in number theory that concerns representing natural numbers as sums of fixed powers of integers and determining how many such powers are needed.
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C.
Fermat polygonal number theorem
The Fermat polygonal number theorem is a result in number theory stating that every positive integer can be expressed as a sum of a fixed number of polygonal numbers of a given order.
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D.
Pillai’s conjecture
Pillai’s conjecture is an unproven statement in number theory asserting that the difference between perfect powers takes each positive integer value only finitely many times.
-
E.
Ramanujan–Nagell equation
The Ramanujan–Nagell equation is a famous Diophantine equation in number theory that has only finitely many integer solutions and is closely associated with the work of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
- F. None of above. chosen
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