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multinomial

American  
[muhl-ti-noh-mee-uhl] / ˌmʌl tɪˈnoʊ mi əl /

noun

Algebra Now Rare.
  1. polynomial.


multinomial British  
/ ˌmʌltɪˈnəʊmɪəl /

noun

  1. another name for polynomial

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multinomial Scientific  
/ mŭl′tĭ-nōmē-əl /

Etymology

Origin of multinomial

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