Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated August 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated August 2025
Definition
A trinomial is a polynomial with exactly three terms, usually written in the form $ax^2 + bx + c$ where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are constants. It is a specific type of polynomial that often appears in quadratic equations.
An algebraic expression consisting of one or more summed terms, each term including a variable raised to an integer power and multiplied by a coefficient.