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Formula : (noun)
1: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn:
expression]
2: directions for making something [syn: recipe]
3: a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental
principle
4: a representation of a substance using symbols for its
constituent elements [syn: chemical formula]
5: 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"
[syn: convention, normal, pattern, rule]
6: a liquid food for infants
7: (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" [syn: rule]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Formula : \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. Formulas, L. Formul[ae].
[L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form, n.]
1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or
conventional method in which anything is to be done,
arranged, or said.
2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement
of foctrines.
3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic
language; as, the binominal formula.
4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a
medicinal compound.
5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters,
figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a
compound.
Note: Chemical formul[ae] consist of the abbreviations of the
names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower
right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each
element contained.
Empirical formula (Chem.), an expression which gives the
simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical
formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.
Graphic formula, Rational formula (Chem.), an expression
of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the
structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or
radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is
CH3.(C:O).OH; -- called also structural formula,
constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of
Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.
Molecular formula (Chem.), a formula indicating the
supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Formula :
1. In logic, a sequence of symbols representing terms,
predicates, connectives and quantifiers which is either
true or false.
2. FORTH Music Language. An extension of
FORTH with concurrent note-playing processes. Runs on
Macintosh and Atari ST with MIDI output.
["Formula: A Programming Language for Expressive Computer
Music", D.P. Anderson et al Computer 24(7):12 (Jul 1991)].
3. Preprocessor language for the Acorn Archimedes, allowing
inline high-level statements to be entered in an assembly
program. Written in nawk.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Formula : Combination of symbols that indicates the chemical composition of a substance.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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