binomial
noun/baɪˈnəʊmiəl/
/baɪˈnəʊmiəl/
- (mathematics) an expression that has two groups of numbers or letters, joined by the sign + or − compare polynomial
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- (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’Topics Languagec2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French binôme or modern Latin binomium (from bi- ‘having two’ + Greek nomos ‘part, portion’) + -al.
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