Diophantine equation
noun
Di·o·phan·tine equation
ˌdī-ə-ˈfan-ˌtīn- 
-ˈfan-tᵊn-
: an indeterminate polynomial equation which has integral coefficients and for which it is required to find all integral solutions
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If the Turing machine ran forever, its corresponding Diophantine equation would have no solution.
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