POLYNOMIAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does polynomial mean?
• POLYNOMIAL (noun)
The noun POLYNOMIAL has 1 sense:
1. a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
Familiarity information: POLYNOMIAL used as a noun is very rare.
• POLYNOMIAL (adjective)
The adjective POLYNOMIAL has 1 sense:
1. having the character of a polynomial
Familiarity information: POLYNOMIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POLYNOMIAL (noun)
Meaning:
A mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
multinomial; polynomial
Hypernyms ("polynomial" is a kind of...):
function; mathematical function (a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set)
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)
• POLYNOMIAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Having the character of a polynomial
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
multinomial; polynomial
Context example:
a polynomial expression
Pertainym:
polynomial (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)
