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Monic vs Nonic - What's the difference?

monic | nonic |

In mathematics terms the difference between monic and nonic

is that monic is of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one while nonic is describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms.

monic

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  • (mathematics) of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one
  • (biology) monomorphic
  • (category theory) Of a morphism : that it is a monomorphism.
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    • It is often convenient to view a monic' arrow i: A \rightarrowtail C, defined in Chapter 1, as showing that ''A'' is a copy of a part of ''C'', and that ''i'' maps the copy on to that part. For example, in '''Set''', the '''monic arrows are the one-to-one functions and, clearly, if ''i'' is one-to-one then ''A'' is a copy of a subset of ''C'', namely of the image of ''i .

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    nonic

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  • (mathematics) Describing a polynomial that has 9 as the highest exponent of its terms.
  • (algebraic geometry) Describing a curve the equation of which is nonic.
  • Describing a type of beer glass used in British public houses; in the form of a truncated cone with a bulge around outside, just below the rim.
    • a 20-ounce nonic glass