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/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/
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Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
x=(-b±√)/(2a) is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mathematical formula
Antonyms: none provided
A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
H2O is the formula for water.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chemical formula
Antonyms: none provided
A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-literally, typically used attitudinally or as part of convention; a formulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
Avoid the typical epistolic formalae, such as "Kind regards".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A formal statement of doctrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, especially, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Examples
They tried switching formulas, and it seemed to work: the baby seemed more content while feeding.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
something regarded as a normative example
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the convention of not naming the main character violence is the rule not the exception his formula for impressing visitors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convention, normal, pattern, rule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: practice
Narrower terms: mores, code of conduct, code of behavior, universal
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: procedure, process
Narrower terms: metarule, algorithm, algorithmic rule, algorithmic program, heuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic program, recursion
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expression
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mathematical statement
Narrower terms: sentential function, primitive, exponential expression
a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement
directions for making something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: recipe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: direction, instruction
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chemical formula
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement
Narrower terms: molecular formula, empirical formula
a liquid food for infants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: milk
Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”). See form.
Across languages
Translations 210 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
formulë
— in mathematics
Amharic :
ቀመር
(ḳämär)
— in mathematics
Arabic :
صِيغَة
(ṣīḡa)
— in mathematics
Armenian :
բանաձեւ
(banajew)
— in mathematics
Asturian :
fórmula
— in mathematics
Azerbaijani :
formula
— in mathematics
Azerbaijani :
düstur
— in mathematics
Belarusian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in mathematics
Bengali :
সূত্র
(śutro)
— in mathematics
Bulgarian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in mathematics
Burmese :
ပုံသေနည်း
(pumsenany:)
— in mathematics
Catalan :
fórmula
— in mathematics
Chinese Cantonese :
公式
(gung1 sik1)
— in mathematics
Chinese :
公式
(zh-min-nan)
— in mathematics
Chinese Mandarin :
公式
(gōngshì)
— in mathematics
Czech :
formule
— in mathematics
Czech :
vzorec
— in mathematics
Danish :
formel
— in mathematics
Dutch :
formule
— in mathematics
Esperanto :
formulo
— in mathematics
Estonian :
valem
— in mathematics
Farefare :
formula
— in mathematics
Finnish :
kaava
— in mathematics
French :
formule
— in mathematics
Galician :
fórmula
— in mathematics
Georgian :
ფორმულა
(pormula)
— in mathematics
German :
Formel
— in mathematics
Greek :
τύπος
(týpos)
— in mathematics
Hebrew :
נוסחה \ נֻסְחָה
(nuskhá)
— in mathematics
Hindi :
सूत्र
(sūtra)
— in mathematics
Hindi :
फ़ॉरमूला
(fŏrmūlā)
— in mathematics
Hungarian :
képlet
— in mathematics
Icelandic :
formúla
— in mathematics
Indonesian :
rumus
— in mathematics
Irish :
foirmle
— in mathematics
Italian :
formula
— in mathematics
Japanese :
公式
(kōshiki)
— in mathematics
Japanese :
定式
(teishiki)
— in mathematics
Kazakh :
формула
(formula)
— in mathematics
Khmer :
រូបមន្ត
(ruupmŭən)
— in mathematics
Korean :
공식
(gongsik)
— in mathematics
Northern Kurdish :
formûl
— in mathematics
Kyrgyz :
формула
(formula)
— in mathematics
Lao :
ສູດ
(sūt)
— in mathematics
Latvian :
formula
— in mathematics
Lithuanian :
formulė
— in mathematics
Macedonian :
формула
(formula)
— in mathematics
Malay :
rumus
— in mathematics
Māori :
ture tātai
— in mathematics
Māori :
tikanga tātai
— in mathematics
Mongolian :
томъёо
(tomʺjoo)
— in mathematics
Mongolian :
томөео
(tomöjeo)
— in mathematics
Norwegian Bokmål :
formel
— in mathematics
Norwegian Nynorsk :
formel
— in mathematics
Occitan :
formula
— in mathematics
Pashto :
فارمول
(fārmul)
— in mathematics
Pashto :
فورمول
(formul)
— in mathematics
Iranian Persian :
فُرْمول
(formul)
— in mathematics
Polish :
wzór
— in mathematics
Polish :
wzór matematyczny
— in mathematics
Portuguese :
fórmula
— in mathematics
Romanian :
formulă
— in mathematics
Russian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in mathematics
Scottish Gaelic :
foirmle
— in mathematics
Serbo-Croatian :
фо̑рмула
— in mathematics
Serbo-Croatian :
fȏrmula
— in mathematics
Sinhalese :
සූත්රය
(sūtraya)
— in mathematics
Slovak :
vzorec
— in mathematics
Slovak :
formula
— in mathematics
Slovene :
formula
— in mathematics
Spanish :
fórmula
— in mathematics
Swedish :
formel
— in mathematics
Tagalog :
sanyo
— in mathematics
Tajik :
формула
(formula)
— in mathematics
Tamil :
வாய்பாடு
(vāypāṭu)
— in mathematics
Thai :
สูตร
(sùut)
— in mathematics
Turkish :
formül
— in mathematics
Turkmen :
formula
— in mathematics
Ukrainian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in mathematics
Urdu :
کُلِیَہ
(kuliya)
— in mathematics
Urdu :
فارْمُولا
(fārmūlā)
— in mathematics
Urdu :
قاعِدَہ
(qā'ida)
— in mathematics
Uyghur :
فورمۇلا
(formula)
— in mathematics
Uzbek :
formula
— in mathematics
Vietnamese :
công thức
— in mathematics
Welsh :
fformiwla
— in mathematics
Yiddish :
פֿאָרמולע
(formule)
— in mathematics
Arabic :
صِيغَة
(ṣīḡa)
— in chemistry
Armenian :
բանաձեւ
(banajew)
— in chemistry
Asturian :
fórmula
— in chemistry
Belarusian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in chemistry
Bulgarian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in chemistry
Catalan :
fórmula
— in chemistry
Chinese Cantonese :
化學式 /化学式
(faa3 hok6 sik1)
— in chemistry
Chinese Mandarin :
化學式 /化学式
(huàxuéshì)
— in chemistry
Czech :
vzorec
— in chemistry
Czech :
formule
— in chemistry
Dutch :
formule
— in chemistry
Estonian :
valem
— in chemistry
Farefare :
formula
— in chemistry
Finnish :
kaava
— in chemistry
French :
formule
— in chemistry
Galician :
fórmula
— in chemistry
Georgian :
ფორმულა
(pormula)
— in chemistry
German :
Formel
— in chemistry
Greek :
τύπος
(týpos)
— in chemistry
Hebrew :
נוסחא
— in chemistry
Hungarian :
képlet
— in chemistry
Indonesian :
rumus
— in chemistry
Irish :
foirmle
— in chemistry
Italian :
formula
— in chemistry
Japanese :
公式
(kōshiki)
— in chemistry
Japanese :
定式
(teishiki)
— in chemistry
Japanese :
化学式
(kagakushiki)
— in chemistry
Khmer :
រូបមន្តគីមី
(ruupmŭən kiimii)
— in chemistry
Korean :
공식
(gongsik)
— in chemistry
Korean :
화학식
(hwahaksik)
— in chemistry
Latvian :
formula
— in chemistry
Macedonian :
формула
(formula)
— in chemistry
Māori :
tātai matū
— in chemistry
Norwegian Bokmål :
formel
— in chemistry
Norwegian Nynorsk :
formel
— in chemistry
Occitan :
formula
— in chemistry
Iranian Persian :
فُرْمول
(formul)
— in chemistry
Polish :
wzór
— in chemistry
Polish :
wzór chemiczny
— in chemistry
Portuguese :
fórmula
— in chemistry
Romanian :
formulă
— in chemistry
Romanian :
formulă chimică
— in chemistry
Russian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in chemistry
Scottish Gaelic :
foirmle
— in chemistry
Serbo-Croatian :
фо̑рмула
— in chemistry
Serbo-Croatian :
fȏrmula
— in chemistry
Slovak :
vzorec
— in chemistry
Slovene :
formula
— in chemistry
Spanish :
fórmula
— in chemistry
Swedish :
formel
— in chemistry
Tagalog :
sanyo
— in chemistry
Thai :
สูตร
(sùut)
— in chemistry
Thai :
สูตรเคมี
(sùut-kee-mii)
— in chemistry
Turkish :
formül
— in chemistry
Ukrainian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— in chemistry
Vietnamese :
công thức
— in chemistry
Welsh :
fformiwla
— in chemistry
Bulgarian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Finnish :
kaava
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Finnish :
toimintamalli
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
German :
Rezept
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Hungarian :
recept
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Polish :
formuła
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Turkish :
formül
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Welsh :
fformiwla
— plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
Bulgarian :
реце́пта
(recépta)
— formulation, prescription
Chinese Cantonese :
配方
(pui3 fong1)
— formulation, prescription
Chinese Mandarin :
配方
(pèifāng)
— formulation, prescription
Finnish :
resepti
— formulation, prescription
German :
Rezeptur
— formulation, prescription
German :
Zusammensetzung
— formulation, prescription
German :
Bestandteile
— formulation, prescription
Hungarian :
recept
— formulation, prescription
Māori :
tātai matū
— formulation, prescription
Polish :
skład
— formulation, prescription
Polish :
formuła
— formulation, prescription
Russian :
реце́пт
(recépt)
— formulation, prescription
Turkish :
formül
— formulation, prescription
Welsh :
fformiwla
— formulation, prescription
Bulgarian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— formal statement of doctrine
Polish :
doktryna
— formal statement of doctrine
Armenian :
կաթնախառնուրդներ
(katʻnaxaṙnurdner)
— drink given to babies
Bulgarian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— drink given to babies
Chinese Cantonese :
配方奶粉
(pui3 fong1 naai5 fan2)
— drink given to babies
Chinese Mandarin :
嬰兒配方奶粉 /婴儿配方奶粉
(yīng'ér pèifāng nǎifěn)
— drink given to babies
Dutch :
zuigelingenvoeding
— drink given to babies
Dutch :
kindervoeding
— drink given to babies
Finnish :
äidinmaidonvastike
— drink given to babies
French :
aliment lacté pour nourrissons
— drink given to babies
French :
préparation pour nourrissons
— drink given to babies
French :
lait maternisé
— drink given to babies
German :
Säuglingsnahrung
— drink given to babies
German :
Säuglingsanfangsnahrung
— drink given to babies
German :
Säuglingsformulierung
— drink given to babies
Hindi :
बेबी फार्मूला
(bebī phārmūlā)
— drink given to babies
Hungarian :
tápszer
— drink given to babies
Hungarian :
csecsemőtápszer
— drink given to babies
Hungarian :
bébiétel
— drink given to babies
Hungarian :
bébitápszer
— drink given to babies
Italian :
latte artificiale
— drink given to babies
Italian :
formula per lattanti
— drink given to babies
Japanese :
粉ミルク
(konamiruku)
— drink given to babies
Korean :
분유
(bunyu)
— drink given to babies
Polish :
mleko dla niemowląt
— drink given to babies
Russian :
де́тское пита́ние
(détskoje pitánije)
— drink given to babies
Russian :
де́тская смесь
(détskaja smesʹ)
— drink given to babies
Serbo-Croatian :
dečija mlečna hrana
— drink given to babies
Serbo-Croatian :
dječja mliječna hrana
— drink given to babies
Serbo-Croatian :
adaptirano mleko
— drink given to babies
Serbo-Croatian :
adaptirano mlijeko
— drink given to babies
Spanish :
preparado para lactantes
— drink given to babies
Spanish :
leche maternizada
— drink given to babies
Spanish :
fórmula infantil
— drink given to babies
Tamil :
குழந்தை சூத்திரம்
(kuḻantai cūttiram)
— drink given to babies
Turkish :
bebek formülü
— drink given to babies
Vietnamese :
sữa công thức
— drink given to babies
Welsh :
fformiwla
— drink given to babies
Bulgarian :
фо́рмула
(fórmula)
— logic: syntactic expression of a proposition
Japanese :
論理式
(ronrishiki)
— logic: syntactic expression of a proposition
Japanese :
式
(shiki)
— logic: syntactic expression of a proposition
Polish :
wzór
— logic: syntactic expression of a proposition
Tagalog :
sanyo
— logic: syntactic expression of a proposition
Welsh :
fformiwla
— logic: syntactic expression of a proposition
