multinomial
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of multinomial
1600–10; multi- + -nomial, on the model of polynomial, binomial
Example Sentences
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First, the abundance of specific microorganisms in each microbiota is sampled through a multinomial distribution, which leads to large numbers of negative correlations and induces a substantial bias in network topology.
From Nature ● Jul. 5, 2016
The terms trinomial, quadrinomial, multinomial, &c., are applied to expressions composed similarly of three, four or many quantities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Was that, after all, no trite generality applicable to a hypothetical hereafter, but a thing true in the minute and multinomial affairs of the present?
From The Long Lane's Turning by Hallie Erminie Rives
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