formula
/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/
Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically; A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound; A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result; A formulation
- plural
- formulae
Meanings
- 1
Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically
He worked out a new formula.
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I don't find the formula.
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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
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A fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-literally, typically used attitudinally or as part of convention; a formulationrare
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A formal statement of doctrinerare
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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 onesrare