Math Words That Start With B (85 Terms + Definitions)
There are 85 math words that start with B in the Mathwords dictionary — from BAC-CAB Identity to Fundamental Counting Principle. The full list is below; the most looked-up B terms are at the end of the page.
Most Looked-Up B Terms
- Bar (Math Symbol) — Bar (math symbol) is a horizontal line placed over a number, variable, or expression to give it a special meaning.
- Bearing — A way of describing direction as an angle, either measured clockwise from due north (three-figure bearing) or stated relative to a compass…
- Base of a Triangle — Any side of the triangle chosen as the reference side, to which the corresponding altitude (height) is drawn perpendicular.
- Back Substitution — The process of solving a system of linear equations that has already been reduced to row-echelon form by starting with the last equation…
- Binomial Probability Formula — A formula that calculates the probability of getting exactly k successes in n independent trials, where each trial has only two outcomes…
- Beta (Β β) — Beta (β) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet, widely used in mathematics as a variable name for angles, coefficients, regression…
- Binomial Theorem — A formula that expands any power of a binomial expression $(a + b)^n$ into a sum of terms involving binomial coefficients, without having…
- Binet's Formula — A closed-form expression that calculates the $n$th Fibonacci number directly, without computing all the preceding terms.