binomial

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: binominal

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Adjective (2)

  1. of or relating to or consisting of two terms“binomial expression”
  2. having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies“binomial nomenclature of bacteria”Synonyms: binominal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Binomial \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. [1913 Webster]
Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, a.

1.Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial. [1913 Webster]

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