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Definition of Polynomial

1. Noun. A mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms.

2. Adjective. Having the character of a polynomial. "A polynomial expression"

Definition of Polynomial

1. n. An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the signs plus or minus; as, a² - 2ab + b².

2. a. Containing many names or terms; multinominal; as, the polynomial theorem.

Definition of Polynomial

1. Adjective. (algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial. ¹

2. Adjective. (taxonomy) of a polynomial name or entity ¹

3. Noun. (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 $a\_n\; x^n\; +\; a\_\{n-1\}x^\{n-1\}\; +\; ...\; +\; a\_0\; x^0$. ¹

4. Noun. (taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polynomial

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Polynomial

1. An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the signs plus or minus; as, a^2 - 2ab + b^2. Origin: Poly- + -nomial, as in monomial, binomial: cf. F. Polynome. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polynomial

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polynias polynoid polynoids polynome polynomes polynomial (current term) polynomial equation polynomial function polynomial functions polynomial time

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Literary usage of Polynomial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theory of Differential Equations by Andrew Russell Forsyth (1902)
"This result is of importance, as being related to those special forms of Lamp's differential equation which possess an integral expressible as a polynomial ..."

2. The Elements of the Theory of Algebraic Numbers by Legh Wilber Reid (1910)
"Divisibility of one polynomial by another with respect to a Prime ... If p be any rational prime number we have the following definition: A polynomial, ..."

3. A Treatise on Algebra by Elias Loomis (1886)
"A monomial is never divisible by a polynomial, because every polynomial ... Yet a binomial may be divided by a polynomial containing •ny number of terms. ..."

4. Theory of Differential Equations by Andrew Russell Forsyth (1900)
"But when L' = 0, then B'M' + C'N' = 0; hence Ha, which is polynomial in B', C", M', N', ... Zn), a function that is polynomial in each of its arguments. ..."

5. Elementary Algebra by John Henry Tanner (1904)
"5. By means of the expansion of (9 — 2)*, show how to get an approximate value of the square root of 7. 205. The square of a polynomial. ..."

6. College Algebra by Henry Lewis Rietz, Arthur Robert Crathorne (1919)
"The polynomial of the nth degree. The general form (Art. 27) of a ... The polynomial of the second degree has been discussed in connection with the ..."

7. Graphical and Mechanical Computation by Joseph Lipka (1918)
"The polynomial y = a + bx + ex2 + dx? + • • • . — The equation y = a + bx + cx2 may be modified by the addition of another term into y = a + bx + cx2 + dx? ..."

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