bernstein basis polynomial
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Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any polynomial of the form b_i,n(t)=n choose itⁱ(1-t)ⁿ⁻ⁱ!!, being the iᵗʰ term of the binomial expansion of (t+(1-t))ⁿ!.
Etymology
Named after Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (1880–1968), a Russian and Soviet mathematician of Jewish origin.