binomial
IPA: baɪnˈoʊmiʌɫ
noun
- (algebra) A polynomial with two terms.
- (algebra) A quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.
- (taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
adjective
- Consisting of two terms, or parts.
- (statistics) Of or relating to the binomial distribution.
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Examples of "binomial" in Sentences
- He also developed a way to name plants called binomial nomenclature (bi NOH mee ul · NOH mun klay chur).
- According to this "binomial" nomenclature each plant or animal received a generic and a specific name, as, for instance,
- There is in fact a probability distribution, known as the binomial distribution, of how many times the number 1 shows up.
- The controversial "binomial" electoral system that guarantees congressional seats for the political right remains in place.
- While structures such as binomial heaps and red-black trees are presented, it is assumed that the reader already knows and understands them.
- · Fixed gamma () and derivative functions such as binomial () returning wrong results at integer inputs being divisible by a large power of 2.
- Slide 12: Binomial Coefficients Combinations are also called binomial coefficients because they appear as coefficients in the expansion of the binomial power (x+y) n
- The presentation then went through the "binomial" break apart strategy that's supposed to be teaching kids "algebraic principles in 4th grade", the "change it and make it easier problem" using 98 x 15 as an example (ok change it to 100×15 - 2×15 = 1500 - 30 = 1470).
- But, over nearly three centuries, the classification system used to organize much of our biological knowledge has remained remarkably arbitrary and ancient: The so-called binomial system of genus and species that Linse and thousands of other biologists use today was first proposed by a Swedish biologist born 300 years ago Wednesday, Carolus Linnaeus.
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