Definitions for: Binomial

[n] a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
[adj] relating to binomials; "binomial expression"
[adj] consisting of two names or terms; "binomial nomenclature"

Webster (1913) Definition: Bi*no"mi*al, n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F.
binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. ? distribution ?). Cf.
Monomial.] (Alg.)
An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign
plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.

Bi*no"mi*al, a.
1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a
binomial root.

2. (Nat. Hist.) 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.

Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the
law of formation of any power of a binomial.

See Also: quantity

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