Noun
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(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"
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a liquid food for infants
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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"
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a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
- chemical formula -
a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
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directions for making something
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a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement