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Hyphenation for “binomials”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “binomials”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "binomials" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “binomials” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „binomials“ ⟶ „bi-no-mi-als“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "binomials"

binomials >> /bʌɪˈnəʊmɪəl/

Definition: [noun] An algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms.
Example: Al-Khwarizmi's concept of algebra can now be grasped with greater precision: it concerns the theory of linear and quadratic equations with a single unknown, and the elementary arithmetic of relative binomials and trinomials.…

Definition: [noun] A two-part name, especially the Latin name of a species of living organism (consisting of the genus followed by the specific epithet).
Example: Then came the great reform of Carolus Linnaeus and his system of Latin binomials, identifying each organism by genus and species.

Definition: [noun] A noun phrase with two heads joined by a conjunction, in which the order is relatively fixed (as in knife and fork).
Example: Why stop at calling "salt and pepper" a compound, rather than a binomial?

Definition: [adjective] Consisting of two terms.
Example: Cotes discovered an important theorem on the nth roots of unity, anticipated the method of least squares and discovered a method of integrating rational fractions with binomial denominators.

Definition: [adjective] Having or using two names (used especially of the Latin name of a species of living organism).
Example: Gmelin attributed to Chemnitz's species the binomial name Arca pectinata.