formula

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Synonyms: formule

Antonyms: formule

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics}} Any [[mathematical]] [[rule]] [[express]]ed [[symbolically]].
2. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[symbolic]] [[expression]] of the [[structure]] of a [[compound]].
3. A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
4. A [[formulation]]; a [[prescription]]; a [[mixture]] or [[solution]] made in a [[prescribe]]d manner; the identity and quantities of [[ingredient]]s of such a mixture.
5. {{lb|en|chiefly|linguistics}} A fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-[[literal]]ly, typically used attitudinally or as part of [[convention]]; a [[formulation]].
6. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|especially|religion}} A formal statement of [[doctrine]].
7. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} {{ellipsis of|en|infant formula|addl=drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk}}.
8. {{lb|en|logic}} A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as [[modal]], [[temporal]], [[deontic]] or [[epistemic]] ones.

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