pfaffian

As nouns the difference between terms and pfaffian

is that terms is while pfaffian is .

As nouns the difference between polynomial and pfaffian

is that polynomial is an expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as $a\_n\; x^n\; +\; a\_\{n-1\}x^\{n-1\}\; +\; ...\; +\; a\_0\; x^0$ while Pfaffian is the determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix, capable of being written as the square of a polynomial in the matrix entries.

As an adjective polynomial

is able to be described or limited by a polynomial.

As nouns the difference between square and pfaffian

is that square is (geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees while pfaffian is .

As an adjective square

is shaped like a (the polygon).

As a verb square

is to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.

As nouns the difference between matrix and pfaffian

is that matrix is matrix while pfaffian is .

As nouns the difference between determinant and pfaffian

is that determinant is (label) determiner while pfaffian is .

As a verb determinant

is .

As an adjective determinant

is determinant.