formula
Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
Noun 4 meanings
Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
“x=(-b±√)/(2a) is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.”
A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
“H₂O is the formula for water.”
A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
“The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.”
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
“The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.”
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”). See form.
FORMULA at a glance
FORMULA has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3 + U 1 + L 1 + A 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,235 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with formula
All rhymes- PENINSULA11
- NEBULA8
- CURRICULA13
- HULA7
- SPATULA9
- TARANTULA9
- FISTULA10
- FIBULA11
- ARUGULA8
- SCAPULA11
- CANNULA9
- TABULA8
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