English dictionary
formula
nounPronunciation
ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- something regarded as a normative example
noun
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
noun
- a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
noun
- a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
noun
- directions for making something
noun
- a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
noun
- a liquid food for infants
Example sentences
the convention of not naming the main character
violence is the rule not the exception
his formula for impressing visitors
he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs
he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials