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1. 原则;规划;方案
A formula is a plan that is invented in order to deal with a particular problem.

2. 方案;方法
A formula for a particular situation, usually a good one, is a course of action or a combination of actions that is certain or likely to result in that situation.

3. 公式;方程式
A formula is a group of letters, numbers, or other symbols which represents a scientific or mathematical rule.

4. 分子式;结构式
In science, the formula for a substance is a list of the amounts of various substances which make up that substance, or an indication of the atoms that it is composed of.

5. (赛车的)级，方程式
Formula is used followed by a number to indicate a particular type of racing car or something relating to that type of car.

6. 配方奶;代乳品
Formula is a powder which you mix with water to make artificial milk for babies.

1. something regarded as a normative example

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

Synonym: conventionnormalpatternrule

2. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

e.g. he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs
he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials

Synonym: rule

3. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

Synonym: expression

4. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

5. directions for making something

Synonym: recipe

6. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

Synonym: chemical formula

7. a liquid food for infants