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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry:	binomial
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See binominal name

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bi·no·mi·al

Audio Help [bahy-noh-mee-uh

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–noun

1.	Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms, as 3x + 2y and x² − 4x.

2.	Zoology, Botany. a taxonomic name consisting of a generic and a specific term, used to designate species.

–adjective

3.	Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to two terms or a binomial.

4.	Zoology, Botany. consisting of or characterized by binomials.

[Origin: 1550–60; < LL binōmi(us) having two names (cf. L binōminis) + -al¹. See bi-¹, nominal

]

—Related forms

bi·no·mi·al·ism, noun

bi·no·mi·al·ly, adverb

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bi·no·mi·al Audio Help   (bī-nō'mē-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Consisting of or relating to two names or terms.

n.

Mathematics A polynomial with two terms.
Biology A taxonomic name in binomial nomenclature.

[From New Latin binōmius, having two names : bi-¹ + French nom, name (from Latin nōmen; see nominal).]

bi·no'mi·al·ly adv.

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

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binomial Audio Help (bī-nō'mē-əl) Pronunciation Key
A mathematical expression that is the sum of two monomials, such as 3a + 2b.

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bi·no·mi·al (b-nm-l)
adj.

Consisting of two terms or names, such as the genus and species names of organisms.

A taxonomic name used in binomial nomenclature.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: bi·no·mi·al
Pronunciation: bI-'nO-mE-&l
Function: noun
: a biological species name consisting of two terms —binomial adjective

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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.

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Binomial

Bi*no"mi*al\, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.

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.

Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial.

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