Waring's problem

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Etymology[edit]

The problem was proposed in 1770 by Edward Waring.

Proper noun[edit]

Waring's problem

  1. (number theory) 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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