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BINOMIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("binomial" is a kind of...):
quantity (the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies
Example:
binomial nomenclature of bacteria
Synonyms:
binomial; binominal
Classified under:
Similar:
onymous (bearing a name)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or consisting of two terms
Example:
binomial expression
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Pertainym:
binomial ((mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms)
