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A polynomial is a chain of algebraic terms with various values of powers. There are some words and phrases to look out for when you're dealing with polynomials: \(6{x^5} - 3{x^2} + 7\) is a polynomial ...

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We develop the concept of partition categories, in order to extend the Mullin-Rota theory of binomial enumeration, and simultaneously to provide a natural setting for recent applications of the ...

Two mathematicians have used a new geometric approach in order to address a very old problem in algebra. In school, we often learn how to multiply out and factor polynomial equations like (x² – 1) or ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this paper, Bernstein polynomials method (BPM) and their operational matrices are adopted to obtain approximate analytical solutions of ...