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noun Mathematics.

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

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Origin of binomial coefficient

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby binomial coefficient

binocular microscope, binocular rivalry, binoculars, binocular vision, binomial, binomial coefficient, binomial distribution, binomial experiment, binomial nomenclature, binomial series, binomial theorem

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How to use binomial coefficient in a sentence

Oughtred lays great stress upon expansions of powers of a binomial.
William Oughtred|Florian Cajori
(b) Similarly obtain the phenol coefficient at 30 minutes contact period.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Of course you want to know how this coefficient has been found out, and how you can be sure it is correct.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
I hope I have now kept my promise, and made it clear how the coefficient of centrifugal force may be found in this simple way.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various

How to find the coefficient, by which the amount of centrifugal force exerted in any case may be computed.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various

British Dictionary definitions for binomial coefficient

binomial coefficient

noun

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 kSee also combination (def. 6)

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