polynomial

pol·y·no·mi·al  (pl-nm-l)

adj.

Of, relating to, or consisting of more than two names or terms.

n.

1. A taxonomic designation consisting of more than two terms.

2. Mathematics

a. An algebraic expression consisting of one or more summed terms, each term consisting of a constant multiplier and one or more variables raised to integral powers. For example, x² - 5x + 6 and 2p³q + y are polynomials. Also called multinomial.

b. An expression of two or more terms.

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[poly- + (bi)nomial.]

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polynomial Maths

Adjective

consisting of two or more terms

Noun

an algebraic expression consisting of the sum of a number of terms

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polynomial  (pl-nm-l)

An algebraic expression that is the sum of two or more monomials. The expressions x² - 4 and 5x⁴ + 2x³ - x + 7 are both polynomials.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	polynomial - a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms multinomial 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.	polynomial - having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression" multinomial