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.
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Duke University
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15185 |
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| author | Fabio Acerbi |
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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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| spelling | doaj.art-6f51663bd07f48e4ab8e45c0d88002a42022-12-21T19:43:18ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592015-11-0155490292614171Unaccountable NumbersFabio Acerbi0CNRSThe 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.http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15185 |
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