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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclotomic1

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

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