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What is the difference between trinomial and binomial?

trinomial | binomial |

In algebra terms the difference between trinomial and binomial

is that trinomial is an expression consisting of 3 terms while binomial is a quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.

trinomial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Consisting of three names or parts or terms.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (algebra) An expression consisting of 3 terms.

    • See also

    * monomial * binomial * quadrinomial * polynomial

    binomial

    English

    (Binominal nomenclature)

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Consisting of two terms, or parts.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (algebra) A polynomial with two terms.
  • (algebra) A quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.
  • (biology, taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

    • Usage notes

    * Some people deprecate use of binomial'' and advocate use only of ''binomin al in taxonomy. See species name for typesetting usage and example.

    Synonyms

    * (sense) binomen, binomial name, binominal, binominal name, species name

    Derived terms

    * binomial coefficient * binomial distribution * binomial nomenclature * binomial theorem

    See also

    * binominal * monomial * trinomial * quadrinomial

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -al ----