Definitions of formula

1. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

2. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

3. a liquid food for infants

4. ( 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"

5. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

6. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

7. A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

8. A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.

9. A symbolic expression ( by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.

10. A set rule or model; a prescription; a recipe; the expression of a rule by algebraic symbols.

11. A prescribed form: a formal statement of doctrines: ( math.) a general expression for solving problems: ( chem.) a set of symbols expressing the components of a body:- pl. FORMULAE, FORMULAS.

12. Prescribed form; formal statement; symbol.

13. A fixed rule; exact statement.