cyclotomic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to cyclotomy.
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Mathematics. (of a polynomial) irreducible and of the form x p−1 + x p−2 ± … ± 1, where p is a prime number.
Etymology
Origin of cyclotomic
First recorded in 1875–80; cyclotom(y) + -ic
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Lehmer , factorization of certain cyclotomic functions, Annals of Math, Serie 2, vol 34, 1933, pp. 461-479.
From Miscellaneous Mathematical Constants by Plouffe, Simon
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