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==Etymology==
[[Latin]], diminutive of forma forhttp://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/skins/common/images/button_link.pngm
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1618]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a set [[form]] of for use in a [[ceremony]] or [[ritual]]
:b : a [[Convention|conventionalized]] [[statement]] [[intended]] to [[express]] some [[fundamental]] [[truth]] or principle especially as a basis for [[negotiation]] or [[action]]
*2 a (1) : recipe (2) : prescription
:b : a milk mixture or substitute for feeding an infant
*3 a : a general [[fact]], rule, or principle expressed in usually [[mathematical]] [[symbols]]
:b : a [[symbolic]] [[expression]] of the [[chemical]] [[composition]] or [[constitution]] of a substance
:c : a [[group]] of [[symbols]] (as [[letters]] and [[numbers]]) associated to [[express]] [[facts]] or [[data]] (as the [[number]] and kinds of teeth in the jaw) concisely
:d : a combination of signs in a [[logical]] calculus
*4 : a customary or set [[form]] or [[method]] allowing little room for [[originality]]
to '''''Formulate''''' would be to develop a '''formula'''
==Description==
In [[mathematics]] and in [[the sciences]], a formula (plural: formulae, formulæ or formulas) is a concise way of expressing [[information]] [[symbol]]ically (as in a mathematical or [[chemical]] formula), or a general relationship between [[quantities]]. One of many famous formulae is [[Albert Einstein]]'s E = mc² (see special relativity).
In [[mathematics]] and in [[the sciences]], a formula (plural: formulae, formulæ or formulas) is a concise way of expressing [[information]] [[symbol]]ically (as in a mathematical or [[chemical]] formula), or a general relationship between [[quantities]]. One of many famous formulae is [[Albert Einstein]]'s E = mc² (see special relativity).
