<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Algebra: (in one variable) an expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms each of which is the product of a constant and a variable raised to an integral power: ax² + bx + c is a polynomial, where a, b, and c are constants and x is a variable</li><li>a similar expression in more than one variable, as 4x²y³ − 3xy + 5x + 7</li><li>Now Rare: also called multinomial</li><li>any expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms, as 4x³ + cos x</li><li>a polynomial name or term</li><li>Biology: a species name containing more than two terms</li></ul>