polynomialterm
nounUK /ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊmiəl tɜːm/
US /ˌpɑːlɪˈnoʊmiəl tɜːrm/
A polynomial term is a piece of a math sentence made of numbers and letters multiplied together.
In the expression 3x² + 5x + 2, each of the three parts is a polynomial term.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A single part of a polynomial separated by plus or minus signs.
The polynomial 4x³ - 2x + 7 has three polynomial terms.
3. A term in which variables are only multiplied by numbers and raised to whole-number powers.
The term 6y⁴ is a polynomial term, but 1/y is not.
4. Any term that follows the rules of polynomials, with no division by a variable.
Teachers check that each polynomial term has a whole-number exponent.