binomial coefficient


nounMathematics.
  1. any one of the coefficients of the variables in an expanded binomial series.

Origin of binomial coefficient

1
First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby binomial coefficient

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British Dictionary definitions for binomial coefficient

binomial coefficient

noun
  1. maths any of the numerical factors which multiply the successive terms in a binomial expansion; any term of the form n !/(n–k)! k !: written (n k), n C k, or C n k: See also combination (def. 6)

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