BINOMIAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

onymous (bearing a name)

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)