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noun
A function of the form f(x_1,x_2,...,x_n)=∑k=1Kc_kx_1^(a_1k)⋯x_n^(a_nk), where all the coordinates x_i and coefficients c_k are positive real numbers, and the exponents a_ik are real numbers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Blend of positive + polynomial.
