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Formula

/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ · noun

Meaning

(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
  2. (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
  3. A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
  4. A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
  5. (chiefly linguistics) A fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-literally, typically used attitudinally or as part of convention; a formulation.
  6. (especially religion) A formal statement of doctrine.
  7. (countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
  8. (logic) A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.

Example Sentences

x=(-b±√)/(2a) is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.
H₂O is the formula for water.
The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack.
Delays, large and small, have a huge variety of causes, so there is no magic formula for preventing them.
The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
Avoid the typical epistolic formalae, such as "Kind regards".
The extract from the Missal of Constance, which was printed before the editio princeps […] does not contain the formulae for Advent, Sundays after Epiphany, Lent and the Sundays after Easter and Pentecost; […]

Synonyms for formula

mathematical formulachemical formulaconventionexpressionpatternrulenormalrecipe

Antonyms for formula

Related Words

patternexpressionconventionrulenormalchemical formularecipecalculationcalculatingcomputationchartformatdesignmethodologylanguageversionwordmodalityequationformulation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does formula mean?

Formula means (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically..

What is a synonym for formula?

Common synonyms include mathematical formula, chemical formula, convention, expression.

What is the opposite of formula?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use formula in a sentence?

x=(-b±√)/(2a) is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.

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