Waring's problem asks whether every natural number can be expressed as the sum of a bounded number of nth powers, depending only on n.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple authoritative sources (Wikipedia, Britannica, MathWorld, PlanetMath) with consistent phrasing matching the claim. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- List of mathematics history topics (wikipedia)
- https://mathworld.wolfram.com/WaringsProblem.html (corroboration)
- https://planetmath.org/waringsproblem (corroboration)