multinomial

mul·ti·no·mi·al  (mlt-nm-l)

n.

See polynomial.

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[multi- + (bi)nomial.]

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multi·nomi·al adj.

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multinomial  (mlt-nm-l)

See polynomial.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	multinomial - a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms polynomial biquadratic polynomial, quartic polynomial, biquadratic - 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 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" polynomial