multinomial

[ muhl-ti-noh-mee-uh l ]
/ ˌmʌl tɪˈnoʊ mi əl /

noun Algebra Now Rare.

polynomial(def 2c).

Origin of multinomial

1600–10; multi- + -nomial, on the model of polynomial, binomial

Words nearby multinomial

multimodal, multinational, multinational corporation, multinodular, multinodular goiter, multinomial, multinomial theorem, multinominal, multinuclear, multinuclear leukocyte, multinucleate

British Dictionary definitions for multinomial

multinomial
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈnəʊmɪəl) /

noun

another name for polynomial (def. 2b)

Word Origin for multinomial

C17: from multi- + -nomial as in binomial

Scientific definitions for multinomial

multinomial
[ mŭl′tĭ-nō′mē-əl ]

See polynomial.