polynomial
See also: polynômial
English
editEtymology
editFrom poly- + -nomial, from νομός (nomós, “portion, part”), by analogy with binomial.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpolynomial (plural polynomials)
- (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 .
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
Hyponyms
editHolonyms
editDerived terms
edit- 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
- 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
- nonuniform polynomial time
- Pidduck polynomial
- polynomial algebra
- polynomial basis
- polynomial complexity
- polynomial equation
- polynomial form
- polynomial function
- polynomial interpolation
- polynomial reduction
- polynomial ring
- polynomial sequence
- polynomial time
- polynomial time-reduction
- primitive polynomial
- pseudo-polynomial time
- rook polynomial
- separable polynomial
- symmetric polynomial
- Taylor polynomial
- Taylor's polynomial
- Touchard polynomial
- Zhegalkin polynomial
Translations
editalgebraic expression
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Adjective
editpolynomial (not comparable)
- (algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial.
- (taxonomy) Of a polynomial name or entity.
Translations
editin algebra
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in taxonomy
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See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
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Adjective
editpolynomial (feminine polynomiale, masculine plural polynomiaux, feminine plural polynomiales)
Related terms
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
- English terms prefixed with poly-
- English terms suffixed with -nomial
- English 4-syllable words
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- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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