formulae

n. set way of saying or doing something; mixture fed to a baby in place of mother's milk; recipe

For other senses of this word, see formula (disambiguation).In mathematics and in the sciences, a formula (plural: formulae, formulæ or formulas) is a concise way of expressing information symbolically (as in a mathematical or chemical formula), or a general relationship between quantities. One of many famous formulae is Albert Einstein's E = mc² (see special relativity).
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Noun
1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
(synonym) expression
(hypernym) mathematical statement
(hyponym) sentential function
(derivation) formularize, formularise
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
2. directions for making something
(synonym) recipe
(hypernym) direction, instruction
(derivation) formulate
3. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
(hypernym) statement
(derivation) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
4. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
(synonym) chemical formula
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) molecular formula
(part-meronym) chemical notation
(derivation) formularize, formularise
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"
(synonym) convention, normal, pattern, rule
(hypernym) practice
(hyponym) mores
(derivation) formularize, formularise
6. a liquid food for infants
(hypernym) milk
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"
(synonym) rule
(hypernym) procedure, process
(hyponym) metarule
(derivation) formulate
(classification) mathematics, math, maths

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of Formula
  

1. In logic, a sequence of symbols representing terms, predicates, connectives and quantifiers which is either true or false.
2. <language, music> 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.