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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;
- Example: "binomial expression"

2. having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies;
- Example: "binomial nomenclature of bacteria"
[syn: binomial, binominal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

binomial adj 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" [syn: binomial, binominal] n 1: (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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