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monomial, n. and a.|məˈnəʊmɪəl|
[irreg. f. mono- after binomial. Cf. monome and mononomial.]
1. Algebra.
a. n. An expression consisting of one term only.
1706Phillips (ed. 6), Monomial, in Algebra, a Magnitude or Quantity of one Name, or of one single Term. 1854J. R. Young in Orr's Circ. Sci., Math. Sci. 209 The square of a monomial is itself a monomial. 1866Brande & Cox Dict. Sci. etc. s.v., Thus a, 2 ab, 3 acx2 are monomials.
b. adj. Consisting of one term only.
1801Monthly Rev. XXXV. 471 Formation of the powers of monomial quantities. 1854J. R. Young in Orr's Circ. Sci., Math. Sci. 234 When the surd..is monomial. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 180/2 Sarrau's Monomial Formula is much employed, in giving the muzzle velocity.
2. Applied to a term consisting of one word only.
1884Jrnl. Nerv. Dis. XI. 452 Professor Wilder urges the adoption of technical, brief, monomial terms. 1885B. G. Wilder Ibid. XII. 272 Most of the names selected or introduced by me consist of a single word each; they are monomials, or better, mononyms. |