binomial

See also binominal (having two names)

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Latin binōminis (having two parts)

Adjective

binomial

1. Consisting of two terms, or parts.

Translations

consisting of two parts

Bulgarian: двучленен (bg) Dutch: tweeterm (nl) Esperanto: binoma (eo) Finnish: kaksiosainen (fi)

Icelandic: tvíliðu- (is), tvíliða (is) Italian: binomiale (it) Portuguese: binomial (pt) Spanish: binomial (es)

Noun

binomial (plural binomials)

1. (algebra) A polynomial with two terms.
2. (algebra) A quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.
3. (biology, taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

Usage notes

• Some people deprecate use of binomial and advocate use only of binominal in taxonomy. See species name for typesetting usage and example.

Synonyms

• (biology, taxonomy): binomen, binomial name, binominal, binominal name, species name

Translations

algebra: polynomial with two terms

Bulgarian: двучлен (bg) m. Catalan: binomi m. Croatian: binom (hr) m. Finnish: binomi (fi) French: binôme (fr) m. German: Binom (de) n. Greek: διώνυμο (diṓnymo) m.

Icelandic: tvíliða (is) f., tvíliða stærð (is) f. Italian: binomio (it) m. Polish: dwumian m. Portuguese: (Brazil) binômio (pt) m., binómio (pt) m. Slovene: binom (sl) m. Spanish: binomio (es) m. Swedish: binom (sv)

algebra: quantity expressed as sum of two terms

Finnish: binomi (fi)

Icelandic: tvíliða (is) f.

scientific name

Finnish: tieteellinen nimi (fi)

Derived terms

• binomial coefficient
• binomial distribution
• binomial nomenclature
• binomial theorem

See also

• binominal
• monomial
• trinomial
• quadrinomial

Anagrams

• mobilian, Mobilian

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Spanish

Adjective

binomial m. and f. (plural binomiales)

1. binomial