A binary form is a homogeneous bivariate polynomial of the form
 |
where 
is the degree of 
. Such a binary form 
is often denoted 
.
A binary form with 
is called a binary quadratic form.
Binary Form
See also
Bivariate Polynomial, Binary Quadratic FormExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Binary Form." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BinaryForm.html