formula

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  2. noun directions for making something
  3. noun a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”). See form.

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