Noun
Bernstein basis polynomial (plural Bernstein basis polynomials)
(mathematical analysis, numerical analysis) Any polynomial of the form
b
i
,
n
(
t
)
=
(
n
i
)
t
i
(
1
−
t
)
n
−
i
{\displaystyle b_{i,n}(t)={n \choose i}t^{i}(1-t)^{n-i}\!\!}
, being the i term of the binomial expansion of
(
t
+
(
1
−
t
)
)
n
{\displaystyle (t+(1-t))^{n}\!}
.