multinomial
/ˌmʌltiˈnoʊmiəl/
adjective
- 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
- 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.