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Meaning of formula

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  formula
      n 1: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn:
           {formula}, {expression}]
      2: directions for making something [syn: {recipe}, {formula}]
      3: a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental
         principle
      4: a representation of a substance using symbols for its
         constituent elements [syn: {formula}, {chemical formula}]
      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" [syn:
         {convention}, {normal}, {pattern}, {rule}, {formula}]
      6: a liquid food for infants
      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" [syn: {rule}, {formula}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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