English Explanatory Dictionary

polynomial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_nxⁿ+a_n-1xⁿ⁻¹+...+a_0x⁰.
  2. A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
  3. A type of term consisting of multiple parts.
adj
  1. Able to be described or limited by a polynomial.
  2. Of a polynomial name or entity.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊmɪəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polynomial.wav /ˌpɑliˈnoʊmiəl/

Word forms

polynomial polynomials

Etymology

From poly- + -nomial, from νομός (nomós, “portion, part”), by analogy with binomial.

Derived words

Abel polynomial Alexander-Conway polynomial Alexander polynomial all-one polynomial Bell polynomial Bernoulli polynomial Bernstein basis polynomial Boas-Buck polynomial characteristic polynomial complementary nondeterministic polynomial Conway-Alexander polynomial Conway polynomial cyclotomic polynomial Dickson polynomial eigenpolynomial elementary symmetric polynomial Fibonacci polynomial Hermite polynomial homogenous polynomial hyperbolic polynomial Jacobi polynomial Jones polynomial Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial Lagrange polynomial Laguerre polynomial Laurent polynomial Legendre polynomial Lucas polynomial Macdonald polynomial Maclaurin polynomial minimal polynomial Mittag-Leffler polynomial Narumi polynomial nonpolynomial nonuniform polynomial time Pidduck polynomial polynomial algebra polynomial basis polynomial complexity polynomial equation polynomial form polynomial function polynomial interpolation polynomialism polynomialist polynomiality polynomially polynomial reduction polynomial ring polynomial sequence polynomial time polynomial time-reduction polynomial-time reduction polynomiography posynomial primitive polynomial pseudopolynomial pseudo-polynomial time quasipolynomial rook polynomial
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