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Definition of binomial : 1. An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.
2. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root.
3. Having two names; - used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs.

Synonyms:

computational, adage, abacus, catchphrase, cheer, aphorism, calculation, deviation, cite, algorithm, countdown, axiom, citation, average, battle cry, cliche, approximation, binominal, decimal place

Usage examples:

• What universal binomial denominations would be his as entity and nonentity? - "Ulysses", James Joyce.
• Then came a group of girl students, all very much alike, all full of cocoa and the binomial theorem; while the rest of the audience was made up of typists, clerks, civil servants, copper- workers, palmists, nurses, Americans and poets, all lending their ears to the speaker's words as in the Zoological Gardens elephants, swaying gently, offer their trunks for buns. - "Carnival", Compton Mackenzie.
• Bushido had a standard of its own and it was binomial. - "Bushido, the Soul of Japan", Inazo Nitobé.