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Adjective: binomial  bI'now-mee-ul
  1. (mathematics) 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";
    - binominal
Noun: binomial  bI'now-mee-ul
  1. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms
    "xbinomial2 + 2x is an example of a binomial"

Derived forms: binomials

See also: onymous

Type of: quantity

Encyclopedia: Binomial