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binomial

  (bī-nō'mē-əl) pronunciation
adj.

Consisting of or relating to two names or terms.

n.
  1. Mathematics. A polynomial with two terms.
  2. Biology. A taxonomic name in binomial nomenclature.

[From New Latin binōmius, having two names : BI–1 + French nom, name (from Latin nōmen; see nominal).]

binomially bi·no'mi·al·ly adv.
 
 
(''mēəl) , polynomial expression (see polynomial) containing two terms, for example, x+y. The binomial theorem, or binomial formula, gives the expansion of the nth power of a binomial (x+y) for n=1, 2, 3,..., as follows:
where the ellipsis (...) indicates a continuation of terms following the same pattern. For example, using the formula and reducing fractions, one obtains (x+y)5=x5+5x4y+10x3y2+10x2y3+5xy4+y5. The coefficients 1, n, n (n−1)/1·2, etc., of x and y may also be found from an array known as Pascal's triangle (for Blaise Pascal), formed by adding adjacent numbers to find the number below them as follows:


 

Composed of two terms, e.g. names of organisms formed by combination of genus and species names.

  • b. distribution — categorization of a group into two mutually exclusive subgroups, e.g. sick and not sick.
  • b. population — a population which can be divided into a binomial distribution.
 

A “two-name name,” the two words in Latin that make up the botanical or scientific names of plants. The first word identifies the genus, the second the species. See also Linnaeus, Carolus; botanical Latin.

 
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In elementary algebra, a binomial is a polynomial with two terms: the sum of two monomials. It is the simplest kind of polynomial except for a monomial.

The binomial a2 - b2 can be factored as the product of two other binomials:

a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b). \quad

The product of a pair of linear binomials a x + b and c x + d is:

(ax + b)(cx + d) = acx2 + (ad + bc)x + bd.

A binomial a + b raised to the nth power, represented as

(a + b)^n \quad

can be expanded by means of the binomial theorem or, equivalently, using Pascal's triangle.

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