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laurent polynomial

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
lau-ren-t poly-no-mi-al
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linear combination of positive and negative powers of a variable with coefficients in a given field. They differ from ordinary polynomials in that they may have terms of negative degree.

Etymology

Named after Pierre Alphonse Laurent.

Inflected Forms

Laurent polynomials (plural)

Questions

What does laurent polynomial mean?
A linear combination of positive and negative powers of a variable with coefficients in a given field. They differ from ordinary polynomials in that they may have terms of negative degree.
Where does laurent polynomial come from?
Named after Pierre Alphonse Laurent.

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