a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
[ Syn: expression ]
directions for making something
[ Syn: recipe ]
a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
[ Syn: chemical formula ]
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
[ Syn: convention , normal , pattern , rule ]
a liquid food for infants
(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
[ Syn: rule ]