multinomial

[ muhl-ti-noh-mee-uhl ]

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈnoʊ mi əl /

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Origin of multinomial

1600–10; multi- + -nomial, on the model of polynomial, binomial

Words nearby multinomial

multimeter, multimillionaire, multimodal, multinational, multinational corporation, multinomial, multinomial theorem, multinominal, multinuclear, multi-orgasmic, multipack

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British Dictionary definitions for multinomial

multinomial

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈnəʊmɪəl) /

noun

another name for polynomial (def. 2b)

Word Origin for multinomial

C17: from multi- + -nomial as in binomial

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Scientific definitions for multinomial

multinomial

[ mŭl′tĭ-nō′mē-əl ]

See polynomial.