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polynomial

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) polynomial (noun)
  2. 2) polynomial (adjective)
  3. characteristic polynomial (noun)
  4. reducible polynomial (noun)

1poly·no·mi·al

noun \ˌpä-lə-ˈnō-mē-əl\

Definition of POLYNOMIAL

: a mathematical expression of one or more algebraic terms each of which consists of a constant multiplied by one or more variables raised to a nonnegative integral power (as a + bx + cx2)
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Origin of POLYNOMIAL

poly- + -nomial (as in binomial)
First Known Use: 1674

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