polynomial

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: polynômial

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

polynomial (plural polynomials)

  1. (algebra, strict sense) 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 .
  2. (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.

Hyponyms

[edit]

Holonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

polynomial (not comparable)

  1. (algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial.
  2. (taxonomy) Of a polynomial name or entity.

Translations

[edit]

See also

[edit]

French

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

polynomial (feminine polynomiale, masculine plural polynomiaux, feminine plural polynomiales)

  1. polynomial
[edit]