polynomial

English

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Etymology

poly- + -nomial

Adjective

polynomial (comparative more polynomial, superlative most polynomial)

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

Translations

in algebra

Finnish: polynominen (fi) French: polynomial (fr) Greek: πολυωνυμικός (el) Hungarian: polinomiális (hu) Italian: polinomiale (it)

Portuguese: polinomial (pt) Spanish: polinomial (es) Swedish: polynomiell (sv) Turkish: polinom (tr)

in taxonomy

French: polynominal (fr) m., polynominale (fr) f., polynomial (fr) m., polynomiale (fr) f.

Noun

polynomial (plural polynomials)

1. (algebra) 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 − 1}x^{n − 1} + ... + a₀x⁰.
2. (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.

Derived terms

• polynomial complexity
• polynomial equation
• polynomial sequence
• polynomial interpolation

Translations

algebraic expression

Czech: polynom (cs) m. Finnish: polynomi (fi) French: polynôme (fr) m. German: Polynom (de) n. Greek: πολυώνυμο (el) n. sg. Hungarian: polinom (hu) Icelandic: margliða (is) f. Italian: polinomio (it) m.

Japanese: 多項式 (ja) (たこうしき, takōshiki) Norwegian: polynom (no) n. Polish: wielomian (pl) m. Portuguese: polinómio (pt) m. Spanish: polinomio (es) m. Swedish: polynom (sv) n. Turkish: polinom (tr)

taxonomic designation

French: polynôme (fr) m.

See also

• monomial

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French

Adjective

polynomial m. (f. polynomiale, m. plural polynomiaux, f. plural polynomiales)

1. polynomial