What's the difference between binominal and generic?

Binominal


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In order to determine the connection between immunoglobulin-spikes and an approaching rejection episode the general one-sided binominal test was used.
  • (2) The studies of the perfusate influence on the characteristics of quantum secretion of transmitter in the preparation of frog cutaneopectoral muscle have shown that the perfusate increased the quantum content of end-plate potentials (EPP) due to increasing binominal parameter and decreasing frequency of miniature EPP.
  • (3) Pairwise comparisons of the fragments in the DNA fingerprints showed that 15 fragments on average longer than 4.4 kilobases with a mean fragment sharing probability of 0.19 appeared in a typical DNA fingerprint and the distribution of matches of the fragments was found to be binominal.
  • (4) The apparent success of earlier Linnean nomenclature (with its implications of discrete species) could easily have been misinterpreted as evidence of punctuation and stasis, and it is probable that detection of many other gradualistic patterns has been hindered by ready application of binominal taxonomy to fossils.
  • (5) Family aggregation of this outbreak of epidemic bronchiolitis was found by binominal distribution method (chi 2 = 9.51 P less than 0.05).
  • (6) The binominal distribution of ELISA antibody levels among paired sera suggested an equilibrium between continued infection and antibody decreases after infection.

Generic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Generical

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Consensual but rationally weak criteria devised to extract inferences of causality from such results confirm the generic inadequacy of epidemiology in this area, and are unable to provide definitive scientific support to the perceived mandate for public health action.
  • (2) For the 18-month period from January 1988, 652 awards were made, consisting of 426 (65%) brand and 226 (35%) generic drugs.
  • (3) Economic burdens for postmarketing research should be shared jointly by the research-oriented and generic drug companies.
  • (4) It is found that generic averages obscure some rather substantial differences at the species level for both Cercopithecus and Cercocebus.
  • (5) Only 16% provided information on generic name, indications, dosage, adverse effects and contraindications.
  • (6) The present classification of vasculitis has several objections, based on the following aspects: 1) It does not take into account taxonomic rules; 2) It uses criteria which helps to cover up; 3) It uses generic terms without a specific meaning; 4) Lack of clinical interest.
  • (7) Associative agnosias are traditionally regarded as perceptual, and ideational apraxia as motor, deficits, but they can be understood as amnesias for generic knowledge, caused by bilateral or unilateral left-hemispheric cortical lesions.
  • (8) Analysis of growth in terms of the generic growth curve can be a powerful technique for finding relationships which may not be apparent from qualitative consideration of the data.
  • (9) From the present studies on three calcium channel blockers of the dihydropyridine class we hypothesize that calcium channel blockers may represent a new generic class of antimetastatic agents.
  • (10) Preferred body temperatures are conservative at the generic level as follows: Ctenotus, 35 degrees C; Sphenomorphus, 30 degrees C; Eremiascincus, 25 degrees C. Contractile properties of the fast glycolytic portion of the iliofibularis muscle were measured.
  • (11) Female undergraduates (N = 50 and N = 46 in the two studies) were given cards containing the names of randomly-selected generic foods (e.g., cakes, melons) and were asked to "group the foods according to how you think about them when it comes to eating them".
  • (12) But the move to inflate the price of Daraprim, which is the brand name for the generic drug pyrimethamine and was originally developed in the 1940s by corporate elements of the pharmaceutical giant now known as GlaxoSmithKline, has set off ripples of concern across the medical community.
  • (13) In generic terms, I think people think they have a binary choice in life at the moment,” says Ryder.
  • (14) This article summarizes available information on the efficiency and effectiveness of generic occurrence screening when used in quality assessment.
  • (15) Omasal contents were collected from slaughtered cattle (n = 54), bison (n = 15), and sheep (n = 40) to determine numbers and generic distribution of ciliated protozoa.
  • (16) But the biggest problem is that Lipitor will face generic competition in the US in December 2011, and it is unlikely any of Pfizer's recent deals can make up for the billions in Lipitor sales that will quickly disappear.
  • (17) Polling suggests that people prefer the Conservatives on immigration because they expect them to be "tougher" in some vague, generic sense, rather than because they believe in their policies.
  • (18) The issue of generic equivalence of topical steroids is discussed, with particular emphasis on the vagaries of the vasoconstriction assay.
  • (19) Two generic types of collaboration were identified.
  • (20) This result implies a widespread generic occurrence of the periodic organization of chromatin seen in mammalian systems.

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