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POLYNOMIAL

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 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)


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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)


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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)


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