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polynomial form

polynomial form noun: a linear combination of powers of an indeterminate (or products of powers of more than one indeterminate), with coefficients belonging to an integral domain or a field. (The indeterminate is thought of as an element extraneous to the set of coefficients, instead of as a variable element of it (as in the case of polynomial functions), just as, say, the square root of negative one is an element extraneous to the set of integers when it is adjoined to them to form the domain of Gaussian integers. The indeterminate forms a free commutative monoid, to which all powers of it belong, and the unity of it can also show up implicitly in the constant term of a polynomial form.).

Noun

polynomial form (plural polynomial forms)

  1. A linear combination of powers of an indeterminate (or products of powers of more than one indeterminate), with coefficients belonging to an integral domain or a field. (The indeterminate is thought of as an element extraneous to the set of coefficients, instead of as a variable element of it (as in the case of polynomial functions), just as, say, the square root of negative one is an element extraneous to the set of integers when it is adjoined to them to form the domain of Gaussian integers. The indeterminate forms a free commutative monoid, to which all powers of it belong, and the unity of it can also show up implicitly in the constant term of a polynomial form.)

Forms of polynomial form

pluralpolynomial forms

Questions about polynomial form

What does polynomial form mean?
Polynomial form means a linear combination of powers of an indeterminate (or products of powers of more than one indeterminate), with coefficients belonging to an integral domain or a field. (The indeterminate is thought of as an element extraneous to the set of coefficients, instead of as a variable element of it (as in the case of polynomial functions), just as, say, the square root of negative one is an element extraneous to the set of integers when it is adjoined to them to form the domain of Gaussian integers. The indeterminate forms a free commutative monoid, to which all powers of it belong, and the unity of it can also show up implicitly in the constant term of a polynomial form.).
What part of speech is polynomial form?
Polynomial form is a noun.
What is the plural of polynomial form?
The plural of polynomial form is polynomial forms.

Words near polynomial form in the dictionary

  1. polynomial algebras
  2. polynomial bases
  3. polynomial basis
  4. polynomial equation
  5. polynomial equations
  6. polynomial form
  7. polynomial forms
  8. polynomial function
  9. polynomial functions
  10. polynomial reduction
  11. polynomial reductions

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