Formula

Noun

 * 1)  Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
 * $$x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$$ is the formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation y = ax2 + bx + c.
 * 1)  A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
 * H2O is the formula for water (Dihydrogen monoxide)
 * 1) A plan of action intended to solve a problem.
 * 2) A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
 * The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
 * 1) Drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
 * 2)  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.

Synonyms

 * (in mathematics): mathematical formula
 * (in chemistry): chemical formula

Hyponyms

 * sentence

Derived terms

 * formulate
 * formulation
 * Formula One
 * formula racing
 * multiformula

Related terms

 * form
 * formulaic

Thesaurus
MO, Procrustean law, a priori truth, act, addend, antilogarithm, argument, axiom, base, bill, binomial, blueprint, brocard, bylaw, canon, ceremonial, ceremony, characteristic, code, coefficient, combination, commandment, complement, congruence, constant, convention, cosine, cotangent, criterion, cube, decimal, decree, denominator, derivative, determinant, dictate, dictation, dictum, difference, differential, directions, discriminate, dividend, divisor, duty, e, edict, enactment, equation, exponent, exponential, factor, form, form of worship, formality, formulary, function, general principle, golden rule, guideline, guiding principle, holy rite, i, imperative, increment, index, institution, instructions, integral, jus, law, law of nature, legislation, lex, liturgy, matrix, maxim, means, measure, method, minuend, mitzvah, mode of worship, modus operandi, moral, multiple, multiplier, mystery, norm, norma, numerator, observance, office, order of nature, order of worship, ordinance, ordonnance, parameter, pattern, permutation, pi, polynomial, postulate, power, practice, prescribed form, prescript, prescription, principium, principle, procedure, proposition, quaternion, quotient, radical, radix, receipt, recipe, reciprocal, regulation, remainder, rite, ritual, ritual observance, rituality, root, rubric, rule, ruling, sacrament, sacramental, secant, self-evident truth, service, set form, settled principle, sine, solemnity, standard, standing order, statute, submultiple, subtrahend, tangent, technique, tenet, tensor, theorem, truism, truth, universal law, universal truth, variable, vector, versine, way, working principle, working rule

Etymology
< formula:, diminutive of forma:; see form.

Translations

 * Arabic: صيغة
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 * Bosnian: formula
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
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 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: נוסחא
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: rumus
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 定式


 * Khmer: រូបមន្ត
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 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: foirmle
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: формула
 * Roman: formula
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 * Urdu: ﮐﻠﻴﻪ


 * Arabic: صيغة
 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian: formula
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: נוסחא
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: rumus
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:, 定式
 * Khmer: អក្ខរសញ្ញា
 * Latvian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish: wzór, wzór chemiczny
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: foirmle
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: формула
 * Roman: formula
 * Swedish:

Etymology
formula - small form < forma - form.

Noun

 * 1) formula.

Noun

 * 1)  A Formula One racing car.

Etymology
From formula.

Noun

 * 1)  formula

Derived terms

 * formulare
 * Formula Uno

Verb
formula



Anagrams

 * fulmaro

Noun

 * 1) shape, outline
 * 2) (fine) form; beauty
 * 3) pattern, mould; paradigm
 * 4) form, rule, method, formula
 * 5) lawsuit, action

Noun

 * 1)  formula
 * 2) rule