Multinomial (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The multinomial theorem is a generalization of the binomial theorem and is used to expand expressions of the form (x1 + x2 + ... + xn)^k.
- In combinatorial mathematics, a multinomial coefficient is a coefficient of the terms in the expansion of a multinomial expression.
- The multinomial distribution is a probability distribution that models the probability of counts for each side of a k-sided die rolled n times.
- A multinomial expression is a sum of terms, where each term is a product of variables raised to non-negative integer powers.
- The multinomial theorem provides a formula for expanding a multinomial expression of the form (x1 + x2 + ... + xn)^k.