Cyclotomic polynomial for n=0

T. D. Noe noe at sspectra.com
Mon Nov 6 19:04:49 CET 2006


For n=1,2,3,... the cyclotomic polynomials are

x-1, x+1, x^2+x+1,...

It seems that there are two conventions for n=0:

x or 1

Mathematica says it is 1.  I think Maple uses x.  Can someone explain this?

Thanks,

Tony






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