Search Result:formula


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋfɒrmjәlә 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊfɒːmjulә 〕


Overview of noun formula

The noun formula has 7 senses


  • formula, expression -- (a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement)

  • recipe, formula -- (directions for making something)

  • formula -- (a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle)

  • formula, chemical formula -- (a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements)

  • convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula -- (something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors")

  • formula -- (a liquid food for infants)

  • rule, formula -- ((mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials")