Etymology

syntomic

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Ancient Greek τέμνω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέμνω“I cut”
  2. English todaysyntomic

From syn- (“same”) + -tome (“cutting, section”) + -ic (“adjectival suffix”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). Coined by mathematician Barry Mazur.

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