trinomial
/trahy-noh-mee-uhl/US // traɪˈnoʊ mi əl //UK // (traɪˈnəʊmɪəl) //
三项式,三项式的,三次方,三进制
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : 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.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : 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.
Examples
The trinomial is used whenever subspecific identities could be made with a reasonable degree of certainty.
Duellman 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.
A trinomial in algebra is a quantity consisting of three terms.
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