Binomial

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, a.
     1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a
        binomial root.
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     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.
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     {Binomial theorem} (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the
        law of formation of any power of a binomial.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  binomial
       adj 1: relating to binomials; "binomial expression"
       2: consisting of two names or terms; "binomial nomenclature"
       n : a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "binomial":
     Linnaean, biaxial, bicameral, bicuspid, bifid, biform, binocular,
     binominal, bipartite, biped, bipetalous, bipinnate, bisexual,
     bivalent, classificatory, nomenclatural, onomastic, orismological,
     taxonomic, terminological, toponymic, toponymous, trinomial,
     unibivalent