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catalecticant

catalecticant noun: a polynomial in the coefficients of a form of even degree that vanishes when the form is a sum of an unusually small number of powers of linear forms.

Noun

catalecticant (plural catalecticants)

  1. A polynomial in the coefficients of a form of even degree that vanishes when the form is a sum of an unusually small number of powers of linear forms.

Forms of catalecticant

pluralcatalecticants

Origin of catalecticant

From catalectic + -ant, coined by James Joseph Sylvester in 1852.

Questions about catalecticant

What does catalecticant mean?
Catalecticant means a polynomial in the coefficients of a form of even degree that vanishes when the form is a sum of an unusually small number of powers of linear forms.
What part of speech is catalecticant?
Catalecticant is a noun.
What is the plural of catalecticant?
The plural of catalecticant is catalecticants.

Words near catalecticant in the dictionary

  1. Cataldi
  2. Cataldis
  3. Cataldo
  4. Cataldos
  5. catalectic
  6. catalecticant
  7. catalecticants
  8. catalectics
  9. catalepses
  10. catalepsies
  11. catalepsis

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