Associations to the word «Binomial»

BINOMIAL, adjective. Consisting of two terms, or parts.

BINOMIAL, noun. (algebra) A polynomial with two terms.

BINOMIAL, noun. (algebra) A quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.

BINOMIAL, noun. (taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

BINOMIAL COEFFICIENT, noun. (combinatorics) A coefficient of any of the terms in the expansion of the binomial (x+y)n.

BINOMIAL COEFFICIENTS, noun. Plural of binomial coefficient

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION, noun. (statistics) The discrete probability distribution of the number of successes in a sequence of n independent yes/no experiments, each of which yields success with probability p.

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONS, noun. Plural of binomial distribution

BINOMIAL NAME, noun. (taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

BINOMIAL NAMES, noun. Plural of binomial name

BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE, noun. (taxonomy) The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens

BINOMIAL THEOREM, noun. (mathematics) A formula giving the expansion of a binomial such as \( ( a + b ) \) raised to any positive integer power, i.e. \( ( a + b )^{n} \). It's possible to expand the power into a sum of terms of the form \( ax^{b}y^{c} \) where the coefficient of each term is a positive integer. For example:

BINOMIAL, noun. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms.

BINOMIAL, adjective. Of or relating to or consisting of two terms; "binomial expression".

BINOMIAL, adjective. Having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies; "binomial nomenclature of bacteria".