polynomial
noun
poly·no·mi·al
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Definition of polynomial
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a mathematical expression of one or more algebraic terms each of which consists of a constant multiplied by one or more variables raised to a nonnegative integral power (such as a + bx + cx2)
polynomial
adjectiveDefinition of polynomial (Entry 2 of 2)
: relating to, composed of, or expressed as one or more polynomials
polynomial functions polynomial equations
Examples of polynomial in a Sentence
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The reason for this has to do with the new proof about polynomials. — Quanta Magazine, "Mathematicians Seal Back Door to Breaking RSA Encryption," 17 Dec. 2018 Akili learned about polynomials, for example, during a Summer Institute. — Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times, "Summer learnjng loss: How teachers mobilize when kids return to school," 15 Aug. 2019 But there are fast algorithms for factoring large polynomials. — Quanta Magazine, "Mathematicians Seal Back Door to Breaking RSA Encryption," 17 Dec. 2018 Scholze set himself the task of sorting out why this infinite wraparound construction makes so many problems about p-adic numbers and polynomials easier. — Quanta Magazine, "The Oracle of Arithmetic," 28 June 2016 These kinds of polynomials can sometimes be expressed as sums of squares, too. — Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, "A Classical Math Problem Gets Pulled Into Self-Driving Cars," 26 May 2018 But in the coming weeks, teachers hope to ease students back into the business of learning: graphing polynomials, dissecting Shakespeare, learning the countries of Southeast Asia. — The Washington Post, cleveland.com, "'I'm never going to be the same': Students set to return to shattered Florida school," 27 Feb. 2018 But in the coming weeks, teachers hope to ease students back into the business of learning: graphing polynomials, dissecting Shakespeare, learning the countries of Southeast Asia. — Moriah Balingit, Washington Post, "‘I’m never going to be the same’: Students set to return to shattered Florida school," 27 Feb. 2018 In the McAllen school district, an eighth-grade math teacher, Sandra Guerra, recently chatted online with six students who were stuck on a problem about polynomials. — Cecilia Kang, New York Times, "Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind," 22 Feb. 2016Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Now make a polynomial that takes points on the grid as inputs. — Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, "A Classical Math Problem Gets Pulled Into Self-Driving Cars," 26 May 2018 Scenarios like these can often be distilled into polynomial equations. — Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, "A Classical Math Problem Gets Pulled Into Self-Driving Cars," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'polynomial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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