Multinomial (Noun)
Meaning
A mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The multinomial expansion formula was used to simplify the polynomial expression by combining multiple terms into a single sum.
- In combinatorics, the multinomial coefficient is used to count the number of ways to arrange objects in a particular order.
- The multinomial distribution is a generalization of the binomial distribution, allowing for more than two possible outcomes.
- A multinomial theorem was utilized to find the power of a trinomial by examining the coefficient of a specific term.
- In probability theory, a multinomial random variable models experiment samples where each outcome has more than two possible results.