Binomial

[baɪ'nəʊmɪəl] or [baɪ'nomɪəl]

Definition

(noun.) (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms.

(adj.) having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies; 'binomial nomenclature of bacteria' .

(adj.) of or relating to or consisting of two terms; 'binomial expression' .

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Definition

(n.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.

(a.) Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.

(a.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs.

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