Achilles number

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Henry Bottomley after Achilles, a hero of the Trojan War.

Noun[edit]

Achilles number (plural Achilles numbers)

  1. (mathematics) An integer that is a powerful number but not a perfect power.