As nouns the difference between equation and polynomial
is that equation is (assertion) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity while polynomial is an expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as .
As an adjective polynomial is
able to be described or limited by a polynomial.
equation
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
(
en noun)
(senseid)(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
Derived terms
(Derived terms)
* algebraic equation
* Arrhenius equation
* chemical equation
* differential equation
* Diophantine equation
* Drake equation
* integral equation
* Kepler's equation
* Lagrange's equations
* linear equation
* Navier-Stokes equation
* parametric equation
* partial differential equation
* Pell's equation
* personal equation
* polynomial equation
* quadratic equation
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* Van der Waals equation
* wave equation
Related terms
* equality
* equational
* identity
* inequation
* inequality
polynomial
Adjective
(-)
(algebra) Able to be described or limited by a .
(taxonomy) of a polynomial name or entity
Noun
(
en noun)
(algebra) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as .
(taxonomy) A taxonomic designation (such as of a subspecies) consisting of more than two terms.
Derived terms
* polynomial complexity
* polynomial equation
* polynomial sequence
* polynomial interpolation
See also
* monomial
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