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quadrinomial

American

[kwod-ruh-noh-mee-uhl] / ˌkwɒd rəˈnoʊ mi əl /

adjective

consisting of four terms.

noun

a quadrinomial expression.

quadrinomial British

/ ˌkwɒdrɪˈnəʊmɪəl /

noun

an algebraic expression containing four terms

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Etymology

Origin of quadrinomial

quadri- + (bi)nomial

Example Sentences

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For just at this moment the dog has actually handed in a fourth Whitsuntide day, and expanded the trinomial root of the given power of joy into a quadrinomial.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul

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

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