totient

English

Etymology

From Latin totiēns (“so many times, so often”). Coined by English mathematician James Joseph Sylvester in 1879.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoʊʃənt/

Noun

totient (plural totients)

1. (mathematics) The number of positive integers not greater than a specified integer that are relatively prime to it.

Related terms

• Euler's totient function