Formula — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

directions for making something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹmjʊlə/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːmjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːmjʊlə/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹmjʊlə/.

Examples

the convention of not naming the main character
violence is the rule not the exception
his formula for impressing visitors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

convention rule normal recipe chemical formula expression pattern

Parts of Speech

noun	a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
noun	directions for making something
noun	a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
noun	a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
noun	something regarded as a normative example “the convention of not naming the main character”
noun	a liquid food for infants
noun	(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems “he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs”

Word Forms

formularize	verb	express as a formula
formulate	verb	prepare according to a formula
formulary	adjective	of or relating to or of the nature of a formula

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Formel

eine Gruppe von Symbolen, die eine mathematische Aussage machen

🇫🇷French

formule

un groupe de symboles qui font une déclaration mathématique

🇪🇸Spanish

fórmula

un grupo de símbolos que hacen una declaración matemática

🇳🇱Dutch

formule

een groep symbolen die een wiskundige uitspraak doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fórmula

um grupo de símbolos que fazem uma afirmação matemática

🇷🇺Russian

формула

группа символов, которые составляют математическое утверждение

India

🇧🇩Bengali

সূত্র

প্রতীকগুলির একটি গ্রুপ যা একটি গাণিতিক বিবৃতি তৈরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சூத்திரம்

ஒரு கணித அறிக்கையை உருவாக்கும் குறியீடுகளின் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

సూత్రం

గణిత శాస్త్ర ప్రకటన చేసే చిహ్నాల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

सूत्र

चिन्हांचा समूह जो गणितीय विधान करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂત્ર

પ્રતીકોનું જૂથ જે ગાણિતિક નિવેદન બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂತ್ರ

ಗಣಿತದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಸಂಕೇತಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോർമുല

ഒരു ഗണിതശാസ്ത്ര പ്രസ്താവന നടത്തുന്ന ഒരു കൂട്ടം ചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਰਮੂਲਾ

ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਗਣਿਤਿਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فارمولا

علامتوں کا ایک گروپ جو ریاضیاتی بیان کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公式

一组进行数学表述的符号

🇯🇵Japanese

式

数学的記述を行う記号のグループ

🇰🇷Korean

공식

수학적 진술을 하는 기호 그룹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công thức

một nhóm các ký hiệu tạo nên một tuyên bố toán học

🇹🇭Thai

สูตร

กลุ่มของสัญลักษณ์ที่สร้างคำสั่งทางคณิตศาสตร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

rumus

sekelompok simbol yang membuat pernyataan matematika

🇵🇭Filipino

pormula

isang pangkat ng mga simbolo na gumagawa ng isang mathematical statement

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صيغة

مجموعة من الرموز التي تقدم بيانًا رياضيًا

🇮🇷Persian

فرمول

گروهی از نمادها که یک گزاره ریاضی را بیان می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

formül

matematiksel bir ifade oluşturan bir grup sembol

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוּסחָה

קבוצה של סמלים המשמיעים אמירה מתמטית

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