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polynomial

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polynomial  \Pol`y*no"mi*al\,  a. 
  1.  Containing  many  names  or  terms;  multinominal;  as  the 
  polynomial  theorem. 
 
  2.  Consisting  of  two  or  more  words  having  names  consisting 
  of  two  or  more  words  as  a  polynomial  name  polynomial 
  nomenclature. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polynomial  \Pol`y*no"mi*al\,  n.  [Poly-  +  -nomial,  as  in 
  monomial,  binomial:  cf  F.  polyn[^o]me.]  (Alg.) 
  An  expression  composed  of  two  or  more  terms,  connected  by  the 
  signs  plus  or  minus;  as  a^{2}  -  2ab  +  b^{2}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  polynomial 
  adj  :  having  the  character  of  a  polynomial;  "a  polynomial 
  expression" 
  n  :  a  mathematical  expression  that  is  the  sum  of  a  number  of 
  terms 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  polynomial 
 
  1.    An  arithmetic  expression  composed  by  summing 
  multiples  of  powers  of  some  variable. 
 
  P(x)  =  sum  a_i  x^i  for  i  =  0  ..  N 
 
  The  multipliers,  a_i,  are  known  as  "{coefficient}s"  and  N,  the 
  highest  power  of  x  with  a  non-zero  coefficient,  is  known  as 
  the  degree"  of  the  polynomial.  If  N=0  then  P(x)  is  constant, 
  if  N=1,  P(x)  is  linear  in  x.  N=2  gives  a  "{quadratic}"  and 
  N=3,  a  "cubic". 
 
  2.    {polynomial-time}.




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