n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pä-l ə - ' n ō -m ē - ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: poly- + -nomial (as in binomial )
Date: 1674
: a mathematical expression of one or more algebraic terms each of which consists of a constant multiplied by one or more variables raised to a nonnegative integral power (as a + bx + cx 2 )