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MULTINOMIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
Synonyms:
multinomial; polynomial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("multinomial" is a kind of...):
function; map; mapping; mathematical function; single-valued function ((mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function))
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "multinomial"):
biquadratic; biquadratic polynomial; quartic polynomial (a polynomial of the fourth degree)
homogeneous polynomial (a polynomial consisting of terms all of the same degree)
monic polynomial (a polynomial in one variable)
quadratic; quadratic polynomial (a polynomial of the second degree)
series ((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the character of a polynomial
Example:
a polynomial expression
Synonyms:
multinomial; polynomial
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
multinomial (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)
