What does "catalecticant" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "catalecticant"?

Common synonyms include: meicatalecticizant.

Catalecticant

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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.

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meicatalecticizant

Etymology

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

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