Formula : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Formula	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Formula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
formula n a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: formula, expression] directions for making something Synonym(s): recipe, formula a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements Synonym(s): formula, chemical formula 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" Synonym(s): convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula a liquid food for infants (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" Synonym(s): rule, formula
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formula \For"mula\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}. [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.] 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. 2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. 3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula. 4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound. 5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula* of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}. {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula}, {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}. {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
formula 1. In logic, a sequence of symbols representing terms, {predicate}s, {connective}s and {quantifier}s which is either true or false. 2. FORTH Music Language. An extension of {FORTH} with concurrent note-playing processes. Runs on {Macintosh} and {Atari ST} with {MIDI} output. ["Formula: A Programming Language for Expressive Computer Music", D.P. Anderson et al Computer 24(7):12 (Jul 1991)]. 3. Preprocessor language for the {Acorn Archimedes}, allowing inline high-level statements to be entered in an assembly program. Written in {nawk}.