monomial

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɒˈnəʊmɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mō nō′mē əl, mə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mo•no•mi•al  (mō nō′mē əl, mə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Algebra.]
    • consisting of one term only.
    • (of a matrix) having exactly one non-zero term in each row and each column.
  2. Biologynoting or pertaining to a name that consists of a single word or term.

n. 
  1. [Algebra.]a monomial expression or quantity.
  • mon- + (bin)omial 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monomial /mɒˈnəʊmɪəl/ n
  1. an expression consisting of a single term, such as 5ax
 adj
  1. consisting of a single algebraic term
Etymology: 18th Century: mono- + ( bin) omial

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