catalecticant

English

Etymology

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

Noun

catalecticant (plural catalecticants)

1. (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