cubic polynomial; third order polynomial
Technical term used in mathematics and computing for a polynomial of degree three.
この三次の多項式のグラフを描いてください。
Please draw the graph of this cubic polynomial.
Refers to a quadratic polynomial (degree 2), while 三次の多項式 is degree 3.
A cubic equation (set equal to zero), whereas 三次の多項式 is the polynomial expression itself.
Compound of 三次 (さんじ, 'third degree') + の (possessive particle) + 多項式 (たこうしき, 'polynomial').