formula

noun

1. 1

   something regarded as a normative example

   the convention of not naming the main character

   violence is the rule not the exception

2. 2

   (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

3. 3

   a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

4. 4

   a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

5. 5

   directions for making something

6. 6

   a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

7. 7

   a liquid food for infants