cyclotomic

[sahy-kluh-tom-ik, sik-luh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to cyclotomy.

2. Mathematics.,  (of a polynomial) irreducible and of the form x p−1 + x p−2 ± … ± 1, where p is a prime number.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclotomic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; cyclotom(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

Lehmer , factorization of certain cyclotomic functions, Annals of Math, Serie 2, vol 34, 1933, pp. 461-479.

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