- multinomial
- noun Etymology: multi- + -nomial (as in binomial) Date: 1674 a mathematical expression that consists of the sum of several terms ; polynomial • multinomial adjective
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Multinomial — may refer to: Multinomial theorem, and the multinomial coefficient Multinomial distribution Multinomial logit Polynomial This disambiguation page lists mathematics articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
multinomial — multinomial, iale, iaux [ myltinɔmjal, jo ] adj. • mil. XXe; de multi et (bi)nomial ♦ Math. Loi multinomiale : généralisation de la loi binomiale lorsqu une expérience a plus de deux résultats incompatibles. ● multinomial, multinomiale,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Multinomial — Mul ti*no mi*al, n. & a. [Multi + nomial, as in binomial. See {Binomial}.] (Alg.) Same as {Polynomial}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Multinomial distribution — Multinomial parameters: n > 0 number of trials (integer) event probabilities (Σpi = 1) support: pmf … Wikipedia
Multinomial theorem — In mathematics, the multinomial theorem says how to write a power of a sum in terms of powers of the terms in that sum. It is the generalization of the binomial theorem to polynomials. Contents 1 Theorem 1.1 Number of multinomial coefficients 1.2 … Wikipedia
Multinomial logit — In statistics, economics, and genetics, a multinomial logit (MNL) model, also known as multinomial logistic regression, is a regression model which generalizes logistic regression by allowing more than two discrete outcomes. That is, it is a… … Wikipedia
Multinomial test — In statistics, the multinomial test is the test of the null hypothesis that the parameters of a multinomial distribution equal specified values. It is used for categorical data; see Read and Cressie[1]. We begin with a sample of N items each of… … Wikipedia
Multinomial probit — In econometrics and statistics, the multinomial probit model, a popular alternative to the multinomial logit model, is a generalization of the probit model that allows more than two discrete, unordered outcomes. It is not to be confused with the… … Wikipedia
Multinomial Distribution — A distribution that shows the likelihood of the possible results of a experiment with repeated trials in which each trial can result in a specified number of outcomes that is greater than two. A multinomial distribution could show the results of… … Investment dictionary
multinomial — /mul ti noh mee euhl/, n. Algebra. Now Rare. polynomial (def. 3c). [1600 10; MULTI + nomial, on the model of POLYNOMIAL, BINOMIAL] * * * … Universalium
