trinomial
Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
Biology.
pertaining to a scientific name comprising three terms, as of genus, species, and subspecies or variety.
characterized by the use of such names.
Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of three terms, as 3x + 2y + z or 3x3 + 2x2 + x.
Biology. a trinomial name, as Rosa gallica pumila.
Origin of trinomial
1Other words from trinomial
- tri·no·mi·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby trinomial
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How to use trinomial in a sentence
The trinomial is used whenever subspecific identities could be made with a reasonable degree of certainty.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasDuellman used the trinomial for this population and named a new subspecies, pallidus, from Nayarit.
I have sometimes loosely speculated on what nomenclature would come to, and concluded that it would be trinomial.
More Letters of Charles Darwin | Charles DarwinA trinomial in algebra is a quantity consisting of three terms.
Orthography | Elmer W. Cavins
British Dictionary definitions for trinomial
/ (traɪˈnəʊmɪəl) /
maths consisting of or relating to three terms
biology denoting or relating to the three-part name of an organism that incorporates its genus, species, and subspecies
maths a polynomial consisting of three terms, such as ax ² + bx + c
biology the third word in the trinomial name of an organism, which distinguishes between subspecies
Origin of trinomial
1Derived forms of trinomial
- trinomially, adverb
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Scientific definitions for trinomial
[ trī-nō′mē-əl ]
A mathematical expression that is the sum of three monomials, such as ax2 + bx - c.
A taxonomic designation indicating genus, species, and subspecies or variety, as in Brassica oleracea botrytis, the cauliflower.
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