binomial

adjective

/baɪˈnəʊmiəl/

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(mathematics数学) (of an expression表情) having two groups of numbers or letters, joined by the sign + or −二项式 compare polynomial
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Binomial is used with these nouns:
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(linguistics语言学) used to describe a pair of nouns joined by a word like ‘and’, where the order of the nouns is always the same, for example ‘knife and fork’双名词组（由 and 连接的一对名词，两个名词的前后顺序不变，如 knife and fork）

noun

/baɪˈnəʊmiəl/

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(mathematics数学) an expression that has two groups of numbers or letters, joined by the sign + or −二项式 compare polynomial
(linguistics语言学) a pair of nouns joined by a word like ‘and’, where the order of the nouns is always the same, for example ‘knife and fork’双名词组（由 and 连接的一对名词，两个名词的前后顺序不变，如 knife and fork）Topics Languagec2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French binôme or modern Latin binomium (from bi- ‘having two’ + Greek nomos ‘part, portion’) + -al.

BNC: 39184 COCA: 30053

binomial

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