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Monomial vs Expression - What's the difference?

monomial | expression |

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between monomial and expression

is that monomial is (mathematics) a single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents while expression is (mathematics) an arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.

As nouns the difference between monomial and expression

is that monomial is (mathematics) a single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents while expression is a particular way of phrasing an idea.

As an adjective monomial

is relative to a polynomial consisting of one term.

monomial

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Relative to a polynomial consisting of one term.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents.
  • 5x²y is a monomial

    See also

    * binomial * trinomial * quadrinomial * polynomial English syncopic forms

    expression

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A particular way of phrasing an idea.
  • A colloquialism or idiom.
  • A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=9 citation , passage=Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.}}
  • (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
  • (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
  • (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
  • Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.
  • Derived terms

    * arithmetic expression * linguistic expression * logical expression * regular expression * expression pedal

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