binomial

== English == === Etymology === Formed from Late Latin binōmium + -al. The derivation of binōmium is unclear. It was used by Gerard of Cremona in the 12th century. Suggested sources are the Latin nōmen (“name”), the Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “distribution, pasture”), or the Old French nom (“name”). Gérard de Crémone used the word in his translation of aν Arabic commentary on Euclid, corresponding to the Greek "ἐκ δύο ὀνομάτων". Compare binomy and binominal, as well as the French binôme. By surface analysis, bi- +‎ -nomial. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˈnəʊ.mi.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈnoʊ.mi.əl/ === Adjective === binomial (not comparable) Consisting of two terms, or parts. (statistics) Of or relating to the binomial distribution. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === binomial (plural binomials) (algebra) A polynomial with two terms. Synonym: (archaic) binome (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. Synonyms: binomen, binomial name, binominal, binominal name, species name, dionym ==== Usage notes ==== Some people deprecate use of binomial and advocate use only of binominal in taxonomy. See species name for typesetting usage and example. ==== Hypernyms ==== (polynomial with two terms): polynomial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Mobilian == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bi.nu.miˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [bi.no.miˈal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === binomial m or f (masculine and feminine plural binomials) binomial ==== Related terms ==== binomi === Further reading === “binomial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === binomial (feminine binomiale, masculine plural binomiaux, feminine plural binomiales) binomial ==== Derived terms ==== nom binomial ==== Related terms ==== binôme == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch binomiaal, from Late Latin binōmium + -al. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /binoˈmial/ [bi.noˈmi.al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: bi‧no‧mi‧al === Noun === binomial (plural binomial-binomial) (algebra) binomial, a polynomial with two terms (algebra) binomial, a quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms (taxonomy) binomial, a scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “binomial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bi‧no‧mi‧al === Adjective === binomial m or f (plural binomiais) binomial (consisting of two parts) ==== Related terms ==== binómio, binômio === Further reading === “binomial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French binomial. === Adjective === binomial m or n (feminine singular binomială, masculine plural binomiali, feminine/neuter plural binomiale) binomial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /binoˈmjal/ [bi.noˈmjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: bi‧no‧mial === Adjective === binomial m or f (masculine and feminine plural binomiales) binomial ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “binomial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English binomial. === Noun === binomial m (plural binomialau) (statistics) binomial ==== Related terms ==== binomaidd (“binomial”, adjective) ==== References ==== Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN