BINOMIAL


Meaning of BINOMIAL in English

/ baɪˈnəʊmiəl; NAmE -ˈnoʊ-/ noun

1.

( mathematics ) an expression that has two groups of numbers or letters, joined by the sign + or −

2.

( linguistics ) a pair of nouns joined by a word like 'and', where the order of the nouns is always the same, for example 'knife and fork'

►  bi·no·mial adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French binôme or modern Latin binomium (from bi- having two + Greek nomos part, portion) + -al .

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