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FORMULA
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Irregular inflected form: formulae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something regarded as a normative example
Example:
his formula for impressing visitors
Synonyms:
convention; formula; normal; pattern; rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
practice (knowledge of how something is usually done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formula"):
mores ((sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group)
code of behavior; code of conduct (a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group)
universal (a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings)
Derivation:
formularize (express as a formula)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
Example:
he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials
Synonyms:
formula; rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formula"):
metarule (a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI))
algorithm; algorithmic program; algorithmic rule (a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem)
heuristic; heuristic program; heuristic rule (a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem)
recursion ((mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation)
Derivation:
formularize (express as a formula)
formulate (prepare according to a formula)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Synonyms:
expression; formula
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
mathematical statement (a statement of a mathematical relation)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formula"):
sentential function (formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants)
primitive (a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived)
exponential expression (a mathematical expression consisting of a constant (especially e) raised to some power)
Derivation:
formularize (express as a formula)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Derivation:
formularize (express as a formula)
formulate (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Directions for making something
Synonyms:
formula; recipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
direction; instruction (a message describing how something is to be done)
Derivation:
formulate (prepare according to a formula)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
Synonyms:
chemical formula; formula
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Meronyms (parts of "formula"):
chemical notation (a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "formula"):
molecular formula (a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight)
empirical formula (a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms)
Derivation:
formularize (express as a formula)
formulary (of or relating to or of the nature of a formula)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A liquid food for infants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("formula" is a kind of...):
milk (any of several nutritive milklike liquids)
Context examples:
Any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula R2NNO or RNHNO, present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals.
(Nitrosamine, NCI Thesaurus)
The formula to calculate body surface area as described by RD Mosteller.
(Mosteller Body Surface Area Formula, NCI Thesaurus)
The formula to calculate body surface area as described by EA Gehan and SL George.
(Gehan and George Body Surface Area Formula, NCI Thesaurus)
The formula to calculate body surface area as described by D and EF DuBois D. It is mathematically defined as: BSA (m^2) = 0.024265 x [Height(cm)^0.3964] x [Weight(kg)^0.5378]
(Haycock Body Surface Area Formula, NCI Thesaurus)
A colorless inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3, usually in gaseous form with a characteristic pungent odor.
(Ammonia, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyatomic ion with formula of CO3-.
(Carbonate Ion, NCI Thesaurus)
He read them over in order to find out how not to write newspaper storiettes, and so doing, reasoned out the perfect formula.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Why should this servant be so anxious to master this old formula?
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A later study, called AREDS2, tested the addition of omega-3 fatty acids to the AREDS formula.
(Study shows no benefit of omega-3 or other nutritional supplements for cognitive decline, NIH)
The situation was something that really exceeded rational formulas for conduct and demanded more than the cold conclusions of reason.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
