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POLYNOMIAL

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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 ("polynomial" 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 "polynomial"):

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)

Derivation:

polynomial (having the character of a polynomial)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the character of a polynomial

Example:

a polynomial expression

Synonyms:

multinomial; polynomial

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

polynomial (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)

Derivation:

polynomial (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)

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