Hypertext Webster Gateway: "polynomial"
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) 1.7 (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
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