English Explanatory Dictionary

Bernstein basis polynomial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any polynomial of the form b_i,n(t)=n choose itⁱ(1-t)ⁿ⁻ⁱ!!, being the iᵗʰ term of the binomial expansion of (t+(1-t))ⁿ!.

Word forms

Bernstein basis polynomial Bernstein basis polynomials

Etymology

Named after Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (1880–1968), a Russian and Soviet mathematician of Jewish origin.

Related words

Beziér curve
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