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BINOMIAL
Definition of BINOMIAL
adjective
Consisting of two terms, or parts.
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Where it comes from
Formed from Late Latin binōmium + -al. The derivation of binōmium is unclear. It was used by Gerard of Cremona in the 12th century. Suggested sources are the Latin nōmen (“name”), the Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “distribution, pasture”), or the Old French nom (“name”). Gérard de Crémone used the word in his translation of an Arabic commentary on Euclid, corresponding to the Greek "ἐκ δύο ὀνομάτων". Compare binomy and binominal, as well as the French binôme. By surface analysis, bi- + -nomial.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.3%
of traced words share this origin (395)
branch · 2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BINOMIAL · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BINOMIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BINOMIAL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ABIILMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start BINOMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BINOMIAL?
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