BINOMIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does binomial mean? 

• 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. of or relating to or consisting of two terms

2. having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies

  Familiarity information: BINOMIAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BINOMIAL (noun)

Sense 1

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)

• BINOMIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or consisting of two terms

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

binomial expression

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies

Synonyms:

binomial; binominal

Context example:

binomial nomenclature of bacteria

Similar:

onymous (bearing a name)

 Context examples 

The negative binomial distribution assumes that the trials are independent and that the probability of success does not vary from trial to trial.

(Negative Binomial Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)

A discreet probability distribution, which is a generalization of the binomial distribution.

(Multinomial Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)

Binomial distributions show the likelihood of the number of successful trials versus the total number of trials.

(Binomial Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)