Trinomial
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In elementary algebra
, a trinomial is a polynomial
consisting of three terms or monomial
s.
studied by Johann Heinrich Lambert
in the 18th century.
Elementary algebra
Elementary algebra is a fundamental and relatively basic form of algebra taught to students who are presumed to have little or no formal knowledge of mathematics beyond arithmetic. It is typically taught in secondary school under the term algebra. The major difference between algebra and...
, a trinomial is a polynomial
Polynomial
In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression of finite length constructed from variables and constants, using only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents...
consisting of three terms or monomial
Monomial
In mathematics, in the context of polynomials, the word monomial can have one of two different meanings:*The first is a product of powers of variables, or formally any value obtained by finitely many multiplications of a variable. If only a single variable x is considered, this means that any...
s.
Trinomial expressions
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with 
, 
, 
variables -
with 
, 
, 
variables -
with 
, 
variables -
with 
, 
, 
, 
, 
variables, 
, 
, 
nonnegative integers and 
, 
, 
any constants. -
where 
is variable and constants 
are nonnegative integers and 
, 
, 
any constants.
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where 
is variable.
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Trinomial equation
A trinomial equation is an equation involving three terms. An example is the equation studied by Johann Heinrich LambertJohann Heinrich Lambert
Johann Heinrich Lambert was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer.Asteroid 187 Lamberta was named in his honour.-Biography:...
in the 18th century.
See also
- Trinomial expansion
- MonomialMonomialIn mathematics, in the context of polynomials, the word monomial can have one of two different meanings:*The first is a product of powers of variables, or formally any value obtained by finitely many multiplications of a variable. If only a single variable x is considered, this means that any...
- BinomialBinomialIn algebra, a binomial is a polynomial with two terms —the sum of two monomials—often bound by parenthesis or brackets when operated upon...
- MultinomialMultinomialMultinomial may refer to:* Multinomial theorem, and the multinomial coefficient* Multinomial distribution* Multinomial logit* Polynomial...
- Simple expression
- Compound expression