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negacyclic

negacyclic adjective: constacyclic where the constant λ is -1.

Adjective

negacyclic (not comparable)

  1. (coding theory) constacyclic where the constant λ is -1

Origin of negacyclic

From nega- + cyclic.

Questions about negacyclic

What does negacyclic mean?
Negacyclic means constacyclic where the constant λ is -1.
What part of speech is negacyclic?
Negacyclic is an adjective.

Words near negacyclic in the dictionary

  1. neg.
  2. nega-
  3. negabent
  4. negabicomplex
  5. negabinary
  6. negacyclic
  7. negadecimal
  8. negafibonacci
  9. negaholic
  10. negaholics
  11. negaholism

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