- Algebra consisting of only one term
- Biol. consisting of only one word: said of a taxonomic name
Origin of monomial
mo(no)- + (bi)nomial a monomial expression, quantity, or name
noun
The definition of a monomial is an algebra expression with only one term.
An example of monomial is 13.
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monomial
noun
- Mathematics An algebraic expression consisting of only one term.
- Biology A taxonomic name consisting of a single word.
Origin of monomial
mon(o)- (bin)omialRelated Forms:
- mo·no′mi·al
adjective
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An algebraic expression consisting of a single term, especially one of the form axn, where a is a number and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0.
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Adjective
- Relative to an polynomial consisting of one term.
Noun
(plural monomials)
Origin
Syncopic form of mononomial.
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monomial - Medical Definition
n.
- Mathematics An algebraic expression consisting of only one term.
- Biology A taxonomic name consisting of a single word.
Related Forms:
- mo·no′mi·al
adj.
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Sentence Examples
- The general monomial symmetric function is a P1 a P2 a P3.
- Since dp4+(-)P+T1(p +q qi 1)!dd4, the solutions of the partial differential equation d P4 =o are the single bipart forms, omitting s P4, and we have seen that the solutions of p4 = o are those monomial functions in which the part pq is absent.
- P operators D upon a monomial symmetric function is clear.
- (ii.) By means of the commutative law we can collect like terms of a monomial, numbers being regarded as like terms. Thus the above expression is equal to 6a 5 bc 2, which is, of course, equal to other expressions, such as 6ba 5 c 2.
- In order that a monomial containing a m as a factor may be divisible by a monomial containing a p as a factor, it is necessary that p should be not greater than m.
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