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English[en]
In the late 5th century, the Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata described the algorithm as the "pulverizer", perhaps because of its effectiveness in solving Diophantine equations.
Chinese[zh]
5世纪末,印度数学家、天文学家阿里亚哈塔曾稱辗转相除法为“粉碎机”,這可能是因为它在解丢番图方程时很有效。