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BINOMIAL

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• BINOMIAL (noun)
The noun BINOMIAL has 1 sense:

1. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms

Familiarity information: BINOMIAL used as a noun is very rare.

• BINOMIAL (adjective)
The adjective BINOMIAL has 2 senses:

1. relating to binomials
2. consisting of two names or terms

Familiarity information: BINOMIAL used as an adjective is rare.

• BINOMIAL (noun)

Sense 1

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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 (something that 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)

• BINOMIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Relating to binomials

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

binomial expression

Pertainym:

binomial ((mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Consisting of two names or terms

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

binomial nomenclature

Pertainym:

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

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