English Explanatory Dictionary

Laurent polynomial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A linear combination of positive and negative powers of a variable with coefficients in a given field. They differ from ordinary polynomials in that they may have terms of negative degree.

Word forms

Laurent polynomial Laurent polynomials

Etymology

Named after Pierre Alphonse Laurent.

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