Binomial may refer to:

In mathematics

* Binomial (polynomial), a polynomial with two terms *

Binomial coefficient In mathematics, the binomial coefficients are the positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. Commonly, a binomial coefficient is indexed by a pair of integers and is written \tbinom. It is the coefficient of the t ...

, numbers appearing in the expansions of powers of binomials * Binomial QMF, a perfect-reconstruction orthogonal wavelet decomposition * Binomial theorem, a theorem about powers of binomials * Binomial type, a property of sequences of polynomials

In probability and statistics

Binomial distribution In probability theory and statistics, the binomial distribution with parameters ''n'' and ''p'' is the discrete probability distribution of the number of successes in a sequence of ''n'' independent experiments, each asking a yes–no quest ...

, a type of probability distribution * Binomial process * Binomial test, a test of significance

In computing science

Binomial heap In computer science, a binomial heap is a data structure that acts as a priority queue but also allows pairs of heaps to be merged. It is important as an implementation of the mergeable heap abstract data type (also called meldable heap), which ...

, a data structure

In linguistics

Binomial pair In linguistics and stylistics, an irreversible binomial, frozen binomial, binomial freeze, binomial expression, binomial pair, or nonreversible word pair is a pair or group of words used together in fixed order as an idiomatic expression or co ...

, a sequence of two or more words or phrases in the same grammatical category, having some semantic relationship and joined by some syntactic device

In biology

* Binomial nomenclature, a Latin two-term name for a species, such as ''Sequoia sempervirens''

In finance

Binomial options pricing model In finance, the binomial options pricing model (BOPM) provides a generalizable numerical method for the valuation of options. Essentially, the model uses a "discrete-time" ( lattice based) model of the varying price over time of the underlying f ...

, a numerical method for the valuation of options

In politics

Binomial voting system Binomial may refer to: In mathematics *Binomial (polynomial), a polynomial with two terms * Binomial coefficient, numbers appearing in the expansions of powers of binomials *Binomial QMF, a perfect-reconstruction orthogonal wavelet decomposition ...

, a voting system used in the parliamentary elections of Chile between 1989 and 2013