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noun / adjective

binomial

by-NOH-mee-ul/baɪnˈoʊmiʌl/

Consisting of two terms or naming elements.

The expression on the page is a binomial with two underlined terms.

A single sheet of paper displaying the algebraic expression x + 3, with subtle separate colored-pencil underlines beneath its two terms.
Etymology
biLatintwo
+nomialLatinname

The pieces connect “two” with “name.” The ancestor meant “having two personal names”; in algebra, the two-part idea applies to an expression consisting of two terms.

In context

Wrath of Math1:39
x^2 + 10 x + 25 and this of course is not a binomial because we have 1 2 three terms
What is a Binomial? (Types of Polynomials)

More examples

  • Students expand the square of a binomial.
  • Each species receives a binomial scientific name.
  • The expression x plus three is a binomial.

Forms

binomial · binomials

Similar words

monomial
An algebraic expression consisting of one term.
polynomial
An algebraic expression that may contain more than two terms.