English Explanatory Dictionary

Hermite polynomial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of a classical orthogonal polynomial sequence having diverse applications.

Word forms

Hermite polynomial Hermite polynomials

Etymology

Named after Charles Hermite, who wrote about them in 1864, though they had been studied earlier by others.

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