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Binomial   /baɪnˈoʊmiəl/   Listen
Binomial

noun
1.
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms.



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... himself made several unsatisfactory attempts before he finally hit upon his system of "trivial names," which was developed in his Species plantarum, and which, with some, minor alterations, remains in use to this day. The essence of the system is the introduction of binomial nomenclature—that is to say, the use of two names and no more to designate any single species of animal or plant. The principle is quite the same as that according to which in modern society a man has two names, let us say, John Doe, the one designating his family, the other being individual. ...
— A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams


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