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1.NounAny mathematical rule expressed symbolically."
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{\displaystyle x={\frac {-b\pm {\sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}}{2a}}}
is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0."
2.NounA symbolic expression of the structure of a compound."H2O is the formula for water."
3.NounA plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result."The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products."
4.NounA 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.NounA fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-literally, typically used attitudinally or as part of convention; a formulation."Avoid the typical epistolic formalae, such as "Kind regards"."
6.Noun(Can we verify this sense?) A formal statement of doctrine.
7.NounEllipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk."They tried switching formulas, and it seemed to work: the baby seemed more content while feeding."
8.NounA 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.