formula

(n) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement expression,
(n) directions for making something recipe,
(n) a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
(n) a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements chemical formula,
(n) 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
normal, convention, rule, pattern,
(n) a liquid food for infants
(n) (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
rule,

expression recipe chemical formula normal convention rule pattern

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