formula
for.mu.la \'fo.r-my*-l*\ \-.le-, -.li-\ \.fo.r-my*-'la--ik\
\-'la--*-k(*-)le-\ n or formulas also for.mu.lae [L, dim. of forma form] pl
1a: a set form of words for use in a ceremony or ritual 1b: a
conventionalized statement intended to express some fundamental truth or
principle 2a: RECIPE, PRESCRIPTION 2b: a milk mixture or substitute for
feeding an infant 3a: a general fact, rule, or principle expressed in
symbols 3b: a symbolic expression of the composition or constitution of a
substance 3c: a group of numerical symbols associated to express briefly a
single con cept 3d: a combination of signs in a logical calculus 4: a
prescribed or set form or method - for.mu.la.ic aj