# catalecticant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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