Sparse polynomial
In mathematics, a sparse polynomial (also lacunary polynomial or fewnomial) is a polynomial that has far fewer terms than its degree and number of variables would suggest. For example, x 10 + 3 x 3 + 1 {\displaystyle x^{10}+3x^{3}+1} is a sparse polynomial, as it is a trinomial with a degree of 10 {\displaystyle 10} .