polynomial

1. 1.

   having the character of a polynomial

   “a polynomial expression”

   Synonymsmultinomial

Other forms of polynomial

plural

polynomials·

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 polynomial

What does polynomial mean?

polynomial 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 polynomial?

polynomial has 5 syllables: po-ly-no-mi-al. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl/.

What is another word for polynomial?

Close synonyms include multinomial, multinomial. 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 polynomial a common word?

polynomial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with polynomial?

1 word rhymes with polynomial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.