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polynomial

DEFINITIONS OF: polynomial

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adj having the character of a polynomial

“a polynomial expression”
Synonyms:
multinomial

n a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms

Synonyms:
multinomial
Types:
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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
quantic
a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables
power series
the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable
convergence, convergency
the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
divergence, divergency
an infinite series that has no limit
geometric series
a geometric progression written as a sum
Fourier series
the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions
exponential series
a series derived from the expansion of an exponential expression
Type of:
function, map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function
(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)
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