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Let's start by breaking apart the wordPoly Nomial
Here is where it gets tricky. Everyone knows Poly means many but what does Nomial mean? Well we are unclear because it is a hybrid word of Greek and Latin origin. What this means is it could mean "name" from the Latin word "nomen" or it could mean "law" from the Greek word "nomos". Either way its easier just to see an example.
3x2 + 5x + 3
Term Term Term
Since these terms are not like this is a Polynomial
The best answer to your question may be that nomial may derive from
Greek nomos, "law", influenced by Latin nomen, "name", or perhaps
Polynomials appear in a wide variety of areas of mathematics and science. For example, they are used to form polynomial equations, which encode a wide range of problems, from elementary word problems to complicated problems in the sciences; they are used to define polynomial functions, which appear in settings ranging from basic chemistry and physics to economics and social science; they are used in calculus and numerical analysis to approximate other functions. In advanced mathematics, polynomials are used to construct polynomial rings and algebraic varieties, central concepts in algebra and algebraic geometry.