formula meaning and definition

FORMULA noun

Definition of formula (noun)

1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
   • synonyms: expression
2. directions for making something
   • synonyms: recipe
3. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
4. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: convention, normal, pattern, rule
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"
   • synonyms: rule