formula
/ˈfɔɹ.mjə.lə/
Frequency: 4.45 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-literally, typically used attitudinally or as part of convention; a formulation.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "x=(-b±√)/(2a) is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0."
- "H₂O is the formula for water."
- "The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products."
- "Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack."
- "Delays, large and small, have a huge variety of causes, so there is no magic formula for preventing them."
- "The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɔɹ.mjə.lə/
- British English: /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/