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| 1. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | |
| Synonyms: | expression | |
| Related terms: | mathematical_statement sentential_function primitive exponential_expression mathematics | |
| 2. | [ noun ] directions for making something | |
| Synonyms: | recipe | |
| Related terms: | direction formulate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle | |
| Related terms: | statement invent | |
| 4. | [ noun ] something regarded as a normative example | |
| Synonyms: | rule pattern convention normal | |
| Examples: | "the convention of not naming the main character" "violence is the rule not the exception" "his formula for impressing visitors" |
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| Related terms: | practice code_of_conduct mores formularize | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements | |
| Synonyms: | chemical_formula | |
| Related terms: | statement empirical_formula molecular_formula chemical_notation formularize | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (food) a liquid food for infants | |
| Related terms: | milk | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | |
| Synonyms: | rule | |
| Examples: | "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs" "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" |
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| Related terms: | procedure heuristic metarule recursion algorithm mathematics | |
| Similar spelling: |
formulate formulary formulaic formulated formulaize formol formal formalwear formless formally formalin formalize formality formalism formalise |
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