multinomial

1. 1.

   having the character of a polynomial

   “a polynomial expression”

   Synonymspolynomial

Other forms of multinomial

plural

multinomials·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about multinomial

What does multinomial mean?

multinomial means "a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in multinomial?

multinomial has 5 syllables: mul-ti-no-mi-al. The stress falls on "mi".

What is another word for multinomial?

Close synonyms include polynomial, polynomial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is multinomial a common word?

multinomial is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.