binomial

An polynomial expression containing two terms, joined by + or -. The binomial theorem gives the result of raising a binomial expression to a power; the expansion and the series it leads to are called the binomial expansion and the binomial series. A binomial distribution is described by a formula related to the binomial expansion. A binomial equation is a particular kind of equation that contains two terms.

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