Where does “ultrapolynomial” come from?
ultrapolynomial (English) comes from English polynomial, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
ultrapolynomial (English): A power series in several variables P: K^d \rightarrow K (with K a field) of the form P(x) = \Sigma_{\alpha \in \mathbb{N}^d} c_\alpha x^\alpha whose coefficients are bounded in some specific sense
Definitions
- A power series in several variables P: K^d \rightarrow K (with K a field) of the form P(x) = \Sigma_{\alpha \in \mathbb{N}^d} c_\alpha x^\alpha whose coefficients are bounded in some specific sense
Ancestry of “ultrapolynomial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polynomial | An expression consisting of a sum of a finite... |
| 2 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |