binomial theorem
Noun
Meaning
a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
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Generalisations Newton's generalised binomial theorem main Around 1665, Isaac Newton generalised the binomial theorem to allow real exponents other than nonnegative integers.
The binomial theorem also holds for two commuting elements of a Banach algebra.
History Special cases of the binomial theorem were known from ancient times.
Inductive proof Induction yields another proof of the binomial theorem.
Isaac Newton is generally credited with the generalised binomial theorem, valid for any rational exponent.
It is not difficult to turn this argument into a proof (by mathematical induction ) of the binomial theorem.