(mathematics) For a given set of points (x_j,y_j) with no two x_j values equal, the polynomial of lowest degree that assumes at each value x_j the corresponding value y_j, so that the functions coincide at each point.

(combinatorics) A generating polynomial of the number of ways to place non-attacking rooks on a generalized form of chessboard.

plural of Dickson polynomial

(mathematics) Any member of a classical orthogonal polynomial sequence having diverse applications.

(mathematics) Any member of a certain polynomial sequence Dₙ(x,α).

plural of Bell polynomial

plural of Lagrange polynomial

(mathematics) Any member of a polynomial sequence of binomial type defined by T_n(x)=∑ₖ₌₀ⁿS(n,k)xᵏ=∑ₖ₌₀ⁿn atop kxᵏ, where S(n,k)=n atop kis a Stirling number of the second kind, i.e. the number of partitions of a set of size n into k disjoint non-empty subsets.

(combinatorics) Any member of a certain class of polynomials used in the study of set partitions, and related to Stirling numbers and Bell numbers.

(mathematics) Any member of a certain class of orthogonal polynomials.