Bernoulli polynomial

noun

Any member of a certain group of polynomials remarkable in that the number of crossings of the x-axis in the unit interval does not go up as the degree of the polynomials goes up.

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Meanings

nounBernoulli polynomial (plural Bernoulli polynomials)

plural Bernoulli polynomials

  1. mathematicsAny member of a certain group of polynomials remarkable in that the number of crossings of the x-axis in the unit interval does not go up as the degree of the polynomials goes up.

Origin

Named after Jacob Bernoulli.

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