catalecticant

English

Etymology

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

Noun

catalecticant (plural catalecticants)

(mathematics) 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.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: katalektikantti
German: Katalektikant m
Polish: not used in Polish

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