English Dictionary: Binomial | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. [?] distribution ?). Cf. {Monomial}.] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs. {Binomial theorem} (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Theorem \The"o*rem\, n. [L. theorema, Gr. [?] a sight, speculation, theory, theorem, fr. [?] to look at, [?] a spectator: cf. F. th[82]or[8a]me. See {Theory}.] 1. That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule. Not theories, but theorems ([?]), the intelligible products of contemplation, intellectual objects in the mind, and of and for the mind exclusively. --Coleridge. By the theorems, Which your polite and terser gallants practice, I re-refine the court, and civilize Their barbarous natures. --Massinger. 2. (Math.) A statement of a principle to be demonstrated. Note: A theorem is something to be proved, and is thus distinguished from a problem, which is something to be solved. In analysis, the term is sometimes applied to a rule, especially a rule or statement of relations expressed in a formula or by symbols; as, the binomial theorem; Taylor's theorem. See the Note under {Proposition}, n., 5. {Binomial theorem}. (Math.) See under {Binomial}. {Negative theorem}, a theorem which expresses the impossibility of any assertion. {Particular theorem} (Math.), a theorem which extends only to a particular quantity. {Theorem of Pappus}. (Math.) See {Centrobaric method}, under {Centrobaric}. {Universal theorem} (Math.), a theorem which extends to any quantity without restriction. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs. {Binomial theorem} (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. [?]. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[91]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See {Oliva}. (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion. 4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}. 5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc. {Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {El[91]agnus} ({E. angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers. {Olive branch}. (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace. (b) Fig.: A child. {Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green. {Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive. {Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and the arts. {Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite. {Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
banana label n. The labels often used on the sides of {macrotape} reels, so called because they are shaped roughly like blunt-ended bananas. This term, like macrotapes themselves, is still current but visibly headed for obsolescence. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
banana label The labels often used on the sides of {macrotape} reels, so called because they are shaped roughly like blunt-ended bananas. This term, like macrotapes themselves, is still current but visibly headed for obsolescence. [{Jargon File}] |