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polynomial

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊmɪəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌpɑliˈnoʊmiəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA2 L IY2 N OW1 M IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be described or limited by a polynomial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a polynomial name or entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_nxn+a_n-1xn−1+...+a_0x0.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: strict-sense

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A type of term consisting of multiple parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

having the character of a polynomial

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a polynomial expression

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: multinomial

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: multinomial

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping

Narrower terms: biquadratic, biquadratic polynomial, quartic polynomial, homogeneous polynomial, monic polynomial, quadratic, quadratic polynomial, series

History

Etymology

From poly- + -nomial, from νομός (nomós, “portion, part”), by analogy with binomial.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: polinomies — in algebra
  • Catalan: polinomial — in algebra
  • Czech: polynomický — in algebra
  • Finnish: polynominen — in algebra
  • French: polynomial — in algebra
  • German: polynomisch — in algebra
  • Greek: πολυωνυμικός (polyonymikós) — in algebra
  • Hungarian: polinomiális — in algebra
  • Italian: polinomiale — in algebra
  • Polish: wielomianowy — in algebra
  • Portuguese: polinomial — in algebra
  • Romanian: polinomial — in algebra
  • Romanian: polinomic — in algebra
  • Russian: многочле́нный (mnogočlénnyj) — in algebra
  • Russian: полиномиа́льный (polinomiálʹnyj) — in algebra
  • Spanish: polinomial — in algebra
  • Spanish: polinómico — in algebra
  • Swedish: polynomiell — in algebra
  • Thai: พหุนาม (pá-hù-naam) — in algebra
  • Turkish: polinom — in algebra
  • Vietnamese: đa thức — in algebra
  • French: polynominal — in taxonomy
  • French: polynominale — in taxonomy
  • French: polynomial — in taxonomy
  • French: polynomiale — in taxonomy
  • Afrikaans: polinoom — algebraic expression
  • Armenian: բազմանդամ (bazmandam) — algebraic expression
  • Azerbaijani: çoxhədli — algebraic expression
  • Bulgarian: полином (polinom) — algebraic expression
  • Bulgarian: многочлен (mnogočlen) — algebraic expression
  • Burmese: ကိန်းစုတန်း (kin:cu.tan:) — algebraic expression
  • Catalan: polinomi — algebraic expression
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多項式 /多项式 (duōxiàngshì) — algebraic expression
  • Czech: polynom — algebraic expression
  • Danish: polynomium — algebraic expression
  • Dutch: polynoom — algebraic expression
  • Dutch: veelterm — algebraic expression
  • Estonian: polünoom — algebraic expression
  • Finnish: polynomi — algebraic expression
  • French: polynôme — algebraic expression
  • Galician: polinomio — algebraic expression
  • German: Polynom — algebraic expression
  • Greek: πολυώνυμο (polyónymo) — algebraic expression
  • Hindi: बहुपद (bahupad) — algebraic expression
  • Hungarian: polinom — algebraic expression
  • Icelandic: margliða — algebraic expression
  • Italian: polinomio — algebraic expression
  • Japanese: 多項式 (takōshiki) — algebraic expression
  • Japanese: 整式 (seishiki) — algebraic expression
  • Khmer: ពហុធា (pea’hu’thie) — algebraic expression
  • Korean: 다항식 (dahangsik) — algebraic expression
  • Malayalam: ബഹുപദം (bahupadaṁ) — algebraic expression
  • Māori: pūrau — algebraic expression
  • Norwegian: polynom — algebraic expression
  • Polish: wielomian — algebraic expression
  • Brazilian Portuguese: polinômio — algebraic expression
  • European Portuguese: polinómio — algebraic expression
  • Romanian: polinom — algebraic expression
  • Russian: многочле́н (mnogočlén) — algebraic expression
  • Russian: полино́м (polinóm) — algebraic expression
  • Spanish: polinomio — algebraic expression
  • Swedish: polynom — algebraic expression
  • Tagalog: damikay — algebraic expression
  • Thai: พหุนาม (pá-hù-naam) — algebraic expression
  • Turkish: polinom — algebraic expression
  • Vietnamese: đa thức — algebraic expression
  • French: polynôme — taxonomic designation
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