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totient

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtoʊʃənt/
  • rhymes with -əʊʃənt

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: tocjent — number of positive integers not greater than a specified integer that are relatively prime to it
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