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binomial theorem

the general formula for the expansion of any binomial when raised to a power that is a positive whole number; the expansion of (a + b): discovered by Omar Khayyám and generalized by Sir Isaac Newton (Ex.: (a + b) = a + 2ab + b)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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