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Polynomials
/pɑ.lə.noʊ.mi.l/
(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 a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.
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(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 a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.
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A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Polynomials"
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| hermitenoun | — |
| monicnoun | (mathematics) Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one. |
| quadratic polynomialnoun | a polynomial of the second degree |
| monic polynomial | In algebra, a monic polynomial is a non-zero univariate polynomial (that is, a polynomial in a single variable) in which the leading coefficient (the nonzero coefficient of highest degree) is equal to 1. |
| monomial | Being or relating to a polynomial consisting of one term. |
| algebraicnoun | Of, or relating to, algebra. |
| algebraic numbernoun | (algebra, number theory) A complex number (more generally, an element of a number field) that is a root of a polynomial whose coefficients are integers; equivalently, a complex number (or element of a number field) that is a root of a monic polynomial whose coefficients are rational numbers. |
| quadratic equationnoun | (algebra) A polynomial equation of the second degree; an equation that can be rearranged in standard form as ax²+bx+c=0, where x is an unknown value, a, b, and c are known numbers, and where a does not equal zero. |
| exponentiationnoun | (mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply. |
| quadratic formnoun | (mathematics, number theory, algebra) A homogeneous polynomial of degree 2 in a given number of variables. |
| algebranoun | (uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations. |
| algebraical | Pertaining to algebra or its laws. |
| mathematical | Of, or relating to mathematics |
| mathematicnoun | (archaic) Mathematical. |
| equationsnoun | (mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part. |
| mathematicsnoun | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| combinatoricsnoun | (mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria |
| integralsnoun | (mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof. |
| formulasnoun | A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result. |
| trigonometric functionnoun | (trigonometry) Any function of an angle expressible as the ratio of two of the sides of a right triangle that has that angle (e.g., sine), or that subtracts 1 from such a ratio or subtracts such a ratio from 1 (e.g., coversed sine). |
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