ScienceAugust 16, 2026
polynomial
pah-li-NO-mee-uhl
Definition
An algebraic expression consisting of one or more terms, where each term contains variables raised to non-negative integer powers.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'polys' (many) and the Latin 'nomen' (name/term), the term was coined in the 17th century to describe algebraic expressions with multiple parts.
In the news
Hill used polynomial equations to convert a difficult geometry problem into a series of algebraic tasks, allowing his computer program to systematically identify all noble polyhedra.
Meet Connor Hill, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who wrote a computer program to classify noble pol
Read the full article ↗The Times of India