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Binomial theorem — Theorem The o*rem, n. [L. theorema, Gr. ? a sight, speculation, theory, theorem, fr. ? to look at, ? a spectator: cf. F. th[ e]or[ e]me. See {Theory}.] 1. That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Binomial theorem — Binomial Bi*no mi*al, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
binomial theorem — n. the general formula for the expansion of any binomial when raised to a power that is a positive whole number; the expansion of (a + b) n: discovered by Omar Khayyám and generalized by Sir Isaac Newton (Ex.: (a + b) 2 = a2 + 2ab + b2) … English World dictionary
Binomial theorem — The binomial coefficients appear as the entries of Pascal s triangle. In elementary algebra, the binomial theorem describes the algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial. According to the theorem, it is possible to expand the power… … Wikipedia
binomial theorem — Math. the theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to any power. [1865 70] * * * In algebra, a formula for expansion of the binomial (x + y) raised to any positive integer power. A simple case is the expansion of (x + y)2, which is x2 +… … Universalium
binomial theorem — noun a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑theorem • Part Holonyms: ↑probability theory, ↑theory of probability … Useful english dictionary
binomial theorem — bino′mial the′orem n. math. the theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to any power • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
binomial theorem — noun A formula giving the expansion of a binomial such as raised to any positive integer power, i.e. . Its possible to expand the power into a sum of terms of the form where the coefficient of each term is a positive integer. For example … Wiktionary
binomial theorem — n. mathematical formula that provides the expansion of a binomial raised to any power … English contemporary dictionary
binomial theorem — noun a formula for finding any power of a binomial without multiplying at length … English new terms dictionary
