syntomic

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adjective

Flat, of finite presentation, and locally a complete intersection.

OriginAncient Greek τέμνω →
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Meanings

adjectivesyntomic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsFlat, of finite presentation, and locally a complete intersection.
  2. not comparablemathematicsOf or relating to a geometric object that is flat, of finite presentation, and locally a complete intersection.

    We introduce syntomic coefficients and show that in dimension zero they form a full triangulated subcategory of the derived category of potentially semistable Galois representations. Along the way, we obtain p-adic realizations of mixed motives including p-adic comparison isomorphisms.

    2015, Frédéric Déglise, Wiesława Nizioł, “On p-adic absolute Hodge cohomology and syntomic coefficients, I”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτέμνω“I cut”
  2. Englishsyntomic

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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APA

syntomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntomic

MLA

“syntomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntomic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syntomic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntomic.

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