Unaccountable Numbers

The corrupt sentence in which Diophantus describes the unknown (<em>Arithm.</em> 1.6) can be cured with a slight emendation that recognizes the wide and non-technical uses of ἄλογος.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fabio Acerbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2015-11-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15185
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description The corrupt sentence in which Diophantus describes the unknown (<em>Arithm.</em> 1.6) can be cured with a slight emendation that recognizes the wide and non-technical uses of ἄλογος.
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