quadrinomial

[ kwod-ruh-noh-mee-uhl ]

adjective

1. consisting of four terms.

noun

1. a quadrinomial expression.

quadrinomial

/ ˌkwɒdrɪˈnəʊmɪəl /

noun

1. an algebraic expression containing four terms

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrinomial¹

quadri- + (bi)nomial

Example Sentences

For just at this moment the dog has actually handed in a fourth Whitsuntide day, and expanded the trinomial root of the given power of joy into a quadrinomial.

From Project Gutenberg

The terms trinomial, quadrinomial, multinomial, &c., are applied to expressions composed similarly of three, four or many quantities.

From Project Gutenberg