Fermat Problem/Also known as
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Fermat Problem: Also known as
The Fermat Problem is also recognised as a special case of the Steiner Tree Problem for $3$ nodes.
Some refer to it as the Steiner Problem, or Steiner's Problem, for Jakob Steiner, but there are a number of such problems, and it is a good idea to be able to distinguish between them.
Some sources present this as Fermat's Problem.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Fermat's problem or Steiner's problem
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Fermat point