cyclotomyn.
1. Mathematics. The problem of the division of a circle into a given number of equal parts (Sylvester).
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [noun] > problem or process relating to
Simpson1847
reciprocation1852
cyclotomy1879
Plateau1911
versine1943
1879 J. J. Sylvester in Amer. Jrnl. Math. 2 380 Bachmann's work, as it seems to me, gives proof, that Cyclotomy is to be regarded not as an incidental application, but as the natural and inherent centre and core of the arithmetic of the future.
1892 G. B. Mathews Theory of Numbers i. 184.
2. Ophthalmology. (See quot. 1889.)
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1889 G. A. Berry Dis. Eye vii. 222 Division of the ciliary muscle, or cyclotomy.
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cycloˈtomic adj. as in cyclotomic functions.
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the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > relating to mathematical enquiry > of a proposition > of a problem
problematical1570
unlimited1702
poristic1704
porismatic1792
cyclotomic1879
complex1965
1879 J. J. Sylvester in Amer. Jrnl. Math. 2 357 The species of cyclotomic..functions of which the cubic function above written is an example.
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