Waring's problem

proper noun

The problem of whether each natural number k has an associated positive integer s such that every natural number is the sum of at most s natural numbers raised to the power k.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsThe problem of whether each natural number k has an associated positive integer s such that every natural number is the sum of at most s natural numbers raised to the power k.

Origin

The problem was proposed in 1770 by Edward Waring.

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