mul·ti·no·mi·al (m l t -n  m - l)n. See polynomial. [multi- + (bi)nomial.] mul ti·nomi·al adj. |
multinomial [ˌmʌltɪˈnəʊmɪəl]
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(Mathematics) another name for polynomial [2b]
[from multi- + -nomial as in binomial]
| multinomial (mlt-nm-l) See polynomial. |
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| Noun | 1. | multinomial - a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms homogeneous polynomial - a polynomial consisting of terms all of the same degree monic polynomial - a polynomial in one variable quadratic polynomial, quadratic - a polynomial of the second degree series - (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function, map - (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) |
| Adj. | 1. | multinomial - having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression" |
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