multinomial

/ˌmʌltiˈnoʊmiəl/
adjective
  1. Involving or consisting of more than two terms or categories, especially in mathematics or statistics.
    • The multinomial distribution is used to model outcomes with more than two possible results.
    • The researcher applied a multinomial logistic regression to analyze the survey data.
    • In algebra, a multinomial expression has three or more terms.
Synonyms
noun
  1. A mathematical expression with more than two terms.
    • Each multinomial in the equation was factored separately.
    • The textbook explained how to expand a multinomial using the binomial theorem.
    • The student simplified the multinomial by combining like terms.
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