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• Polynomial — In mathematics, a polynomial (from Greek poly, many and medieval Latin binomium, binomial [1] [2] [3], the word has been introduced, in Latin, by Franciscus Vieta[4]) is an expression of finite length constructed from variables (also known as… …   Wikipedia

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• polynomial — [päl΄i nō′mē əl] n. [ POLY + (BI)NOMIAL] an expression or name consisting of more than two terms; specif., a) Algebra a linear combination of products of integral powers of a given set of variables, with constant coefficients (Ex.: x3 + 3x + 2 or …   English World dictionary

• Constant term — In mathematics, a constant term is a term in an algebraic expression has a value that is constant or cannot change, because it does not contain any modifiable variables. For example, in the quadratic polynomial the 3 is a constant term. After… …   Wikipedia

• Polynomial interpolation — In the mathematical subfield of numerical analysis, polynomial interpolation is the interpolation of a given data set by a polynomial. In other words, given some data points (such as obtained by sampling), the aim is to find a polynomial which… …   Wikipedia

• Polynomial and rational function modeling — In statistical modeling (especially process modeling), polynomial functions and rational functions are sometimes used as an empirical technique for curve fitting.Polynomial function modelsA polynomial function is one that has the form:y = a… …   Wikipedia

• Polynomial time — In computational complexity theory, polynomial time refers to the computation time of a problem where the run time, m ( n ), is no greater than a polynomial function of the problem size, n .Written mathematically using big O notation, this states …   Wikipedia

• Constant (mathematics) — In mathematics, a constant is a non varying value, i.e. completely fixed or fixed in the context of use. The term usually occurs in opposition to variable (i.e. variable quantity), which is a symbol that stands for a value that may vary. In… …   Wikipedia

• Constant function — Not to be confused with Function constant. In mathematics, a constant function is a function whose values do not vary and thus are constant. For example the function f(x) = 4 is constant since f maps any value to 4. More formally, a function… …   Wikipedia

• Polynomial-time approximation scheme — In computer science, a polynomial time approximation scheme (abbreviated PTAS) is a type of approximation algorithm for optimization problems (most often, NP hard optimization problems).A PTAS is an algorithm which takes an instance of an… …   Wikipedia

• Polynomial matrix — Not to be confused with matrix polynomial. A polynomial matrix or sometimes matrix polynomial is a matrix whose elements are univariate or multivariate polynomials. A λ matrix is a matrix whose elements are polynomials in λ. A univariate… …   Wikipedia