hussam wroteI haven't settled on a reaction or a "simple expression" yet. Perhaps I need a nerd to help evaluate which expression is better.
By its mathematical definition, a
simple expression is a
monomial. Which, in the context of polynomials, means one of two different things:
1 - The first meaning is a product of powers of variables, or formally any value obtained by finitely many multiplications of a variable. If only a single variable x is considered this means that any monomial is either 1 or a power x^n of x, with n a positive integer. If several variables are considered, say, x, y, z, then each can be given an exponent, so that any monomial is of the form x^a * y^b * z^c with a,b,c non-negative integers (taking note that any exponent 0 makes the corresponding factor equal to 1).
2 - The second meaning of monomial includes monomials in the first sense, but also allows multiplication by any constant, so that − 7x^5 and (3 − 4i)x^4 * y*z^13 are also considered to be monomials (the second example assuming polynomials in x, y, z over the complex numbers are considered).
For a detailed comparison of these definitions, refer to this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_expression#Comparison_of_the_one_definitions
But in biology, a monomial is a taxonomic name consisting of a single word.
However, since you used the word
evaluate, and since computers
evaluate mathematical expressions, I believe that you should use the mathematical definition.
As opposed to the objectiveness of a mathematical expression, you want a
better expression. That can only be achieved by defining a context, requirements, constraints and user preferences. Therefore, I cannot help you until I know more details.
