Used in a Sentence

formulae

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for formulae.

Editorial note

Usually this means a whole lot of tensor formulae; see e.g.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of formulae gathered in one view.

noun

A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

noun

(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

noun

(chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for formulae.

noun

A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

noun

(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

noun

(chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.

noun

(especially religion) A formal statement of doctrine.

Example sentences

1

Usually this means a whole lot of tensor formulae; see e.g.

2

Having a tweet score based on those formulae could allow twitter to filter out less interesting tweets from users' feeds.

3

Instead of using an equation array in latex, use a numbered markdown list with latex formulae.

4

Note that a program logic does not necessarily admit characteristic formulae for all programs.

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One drawback of Mathematica is that it has a very poor idea of the formulae that human readers will regard as simple.

6

They look for interviewer formulae they can plug a random company developer, who would probably rather be working on something else, into.

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Characteristic formulae come the theory of communicating processes, see [1] for an overview.

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I learned so much more from that site than watching a professor scribble out the formulae on a chalkboard.

9

As an aside, I think it's a growing problem that the formulae in Homebrew are not updated to support 10.6.8.

10

This is largely due to their desire to emulate mathematical formulae.

11

Characteristic formulae are a powerful concept of program logic.

12

I didn't know Z3 could handle formulae with real numbers.

Quote examples

1

What does "numerically" mean and how does it allow one to implement rigid body physics in a "much easier way" than using the known formulae?

2

The simplest of formulae says "Yes" ( 1m/2pis = +/- 15 cm).

3

The implicit assumptions are usually along the lines of "the assumptions seem obvious enough, and look at all those formulae in the transformations thereof!"

Proper noun examples

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Ingolfsdottir, Characteristic Formulae: From Automata to Logic.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use formulae in a sentence?

Usually this means a whole lot of tensor formulae; see e.g.

What does formulae mean?

A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

What part of speech is formulae?

formulae is commonly used as noun.