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1. A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
   - expression
    
2. Directions for making something
   - recipe
    
3. A conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
    
4. A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
   - chemical formula
    
5. Something regarded as a normative example
   "his formula for impressing visitors"
   - convention, normal, pattern, rule
    
6. A liquid food for infants
    
7. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
   "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
   - rule

Derived forms: formulae, formulas

See also: formularize, formulary, formulate

Type of: direction, instruction, mathematical statement, milk, practice, procedure, process, statement

Encyclopedia: Formula