totient

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/ˈtoʊʃənt/

noun

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

OriginLatin totiēns →
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Meanings

nountotient (plural totients)

plural totients

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

Origin

  1. Latintotiēns“so many times, so often”
  2. Englishtotient

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

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with totient

quotient
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Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“totient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “totient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totient.

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