formula

See also fórmula

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”); see form.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mjʊ.lə/, X-SAMPA: /"fO:(r).mjU.l@/

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Noun

Wikipedia formula (plural formulae or formulas or formulæ)

1. (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

   $x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$ is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.

2. (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.

   H₂O is the formula for water (Dihydrogen monoxide)

3. A plan of action intended to solve a problem.
4. 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.

5. Drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
6. (logic) 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.

Synonyms

• (in mathematics): mathematical formula
• (in chemistry): chemical formula

Hyponyms

• (logic): sentence

Derived terms

• formula architecture
• formulate
• formulation
• Formula One
• formula racing
• multiformula

Related terms

• form
• formulaic

Translations

in mathematics

• Arabic: صيغة (ar) (Siigha) f
• Armenian: բանաձև (hy) (banajev) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公式 (cmn) (gōngshì), 方程式 (cmn) (fāngchéngshì)

• Czech: formule (cs) f, vzorec (cs) m
• Dutch: formule (nl) f
• Estonian: valem (et)
• Finnish: kaava (fi)
• French: formule (fr) f
• German: Formel (de) f
• Greek: τύπος (el) (týpos) m 
• Hebrew: נוסחא (he) f
• Hungarian: képlet (hu)
• Indonesian: rumus (id)
• Italian: formula (it) f
• Japanese: 公式 (ja) (こうしき, kōshiki), 定式 (ja) (teishiki)
• Khmer: រូបមន្ត (km) (ruup mʊən)

• Latvian: formula (lv) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: formel (no) m

• Persian: فرمول (fa) (formul)
• Polish: wzór (pl) m
• Portuguese: fórmula (pt) f
• Romanian: formulă (ro)
• Russian: формула (ru) (fórmula) f 
• Scottish Gaelic: foirmle (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: формула (sh) f

  Roman: formula (sh) f

• Spanish: fórmula (es) f
• Swedish: formel (sv) c
• Turkish: formül (tr)
• Urdu: ﮐﻠﻴﻪ (ur) (Kul'ia) m

in chemistry

• Arabic: صيغة (ar) (Siigha) f
• Armenian: բանաձև (hy) (banajev) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公式 (cmn) (gōngshì), 方程式 (cmn) (fāngchéngshì)

• Czech: vzorec (cs) m, formule (cs) f
• Dutch: formule (nl) f
• Estonian: valem (et)
• Finnish: kaava (fi)
• French: formule (fr) f
• German: Formel (de) f
• Greek: τύπος (el) (týpos) m 
• Hebrew: נוסחא (he) f
• Hungarian: képlet (hu)
• Indonesian: rumus (id)
• Italian: formula (it) f
• Japanese: 公式 (ja) (こうしき, kōshiki), 定式 (ja) (teishiki)

• Khmer: អក្ខរសញ្ញា (km) ('akkha'ra saññaa)
• Latvian: formula (lv) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: formel (no) m

• Persian: فرمول (fa) (formul)
• Polish: wzór (pl) m, wzór chemiczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: fórmula (pt) f
• Romanian: formulă (ro), formulă chimică (ro)
• Russian: формула (ru) (fórmula) f 
• Scottish Gaelic: foirmle (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: формула (sh) f

  Roman: formula (sh) f

• Spanish: fórmula (es) f
• Swedish: formel (sv) c
• Turkish: formül (tr)

External links

• formula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• formula in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin formula (“small form”), from forma (“form”).

Noun

formula

1. formula.

Declension

    declension of formula

nominative	formula
genitive	formulanıñ
dative	formulağa
accusative	formulanı
locative	formulada
ablative	formuladan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Finnish

Noun

formula

1. (motor racing) a Formula One racing car

Declension

Declension of formula (type kulkija) singular plural nominative formula formulat genitive formulan formuloiden formuloitten formulain1 partitive formulaa formuloita accusative formula formulan formulat inessive formulassa formuloissa elative formulasta formuloista illative formulaan formuloihin adessive formulalla formuloilla ablative formulalta formuloilta allative formulalle formuloille essive formulana formuloina translative formulaksi formuloiksi instructive – formuloin abessive formulatta formuloitta comitative – formuloineen 1) Rare.

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French

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular past historic of formuler

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Italian

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

From Latin formula.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔrmula/

Noun

formula f (plural formule)

1. (mathematics, chemistry) formula

Derived terms

• formulare
• Formula Uno

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular present indicative of formulare
2. second-person singular imperative of formulare

Anagrams

• fulmaro

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Latin

Noun

formula (genitive formulae); f, first declension

1. shape, outline
2. (fine) form; beauty
3. pattern, mould; paradigm
4. form, rule, method, formula
5. lawsuit, action

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	formula	formulae
genitive	formulae	formulārum
dative	formulae	formulīs
accusative	formulam	formulās
ablative	formulā	formulīs
vocative	formula	formulae

Descendants

• Russian: формула

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

fȏrmula f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рмула)

1. (mathematics, chemistry, logic) formula
2. rule

Declension

    declension of formula

	singular	plural
nominative	formula	formule
genitive	formule	formula
dative	formuli	formulama
accusative	formulu	formule
vocative	formulo	formule
locative	formuli	formulama
instrumental	formulom	formulama

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Spanish

Verb

formula (infinitive formular)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of formular.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of formular.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of formular.

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Portuguese

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular present indicative of formular
2. second-person singular imperative of formular