Binomial Definition
bī-nōmē-əl
adjective
Composed of two terms.
Webster's New World
Of binomials.
Webster's New World
Consisting of or relating to two names or terms.
American Heritage Medicine
Consisting of two terms, or parts.
Wiktionary
noun
A polynomial with two terms.
American Heritage
A mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by a plus or minus sign.
Webster's New World
A two-word scientific name of a plant or animal, indicating genus and species.
Webster's New World
A taxonomic name in binomial nomenclature.
American Heritage Medicine
(algebra) A polynomial with two terms.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Binomial
Noun
Singular:
binomial
Plural:
binomialsOrigin of Binomial
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Formed from the Late Latin binōmi(us) + the English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Compare binomy and binominal, as well as the French binôme.
From Wiktionary
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From New Latin binōmius having two names bi– French nom name (from Latin nōmen nominal)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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