Used in a Sentence

formulas

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

Editorial note

It's a spaghetti of dependencies when formulas refer to other formulas.

Examples15
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 formulas 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 formulas.

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

It's a spaghetti of dependencies when formulas refer to other formulas.

2

This is a different approach programming Formulas -> Web application, but I believe an approach programming Formulas -> Excel is also possible.

3

This lets you easily share your formulas with others and add version control and code review to your project.

4

For example, your mockup shows the formulas off to the side and disconnected spatially from the cell.

5

This is actually a large departure from all prior formulas, which used brown rice protein exclusively.

6

How do you go about building an excel and google docs plug-in with custom formulas?

7

You could save your formulas to a separate file and import them through the add-in.

8

Their prior formulas were supposed to hit 100% RDA on vitamins/minerals for 2000 kcal.

9

I am not a physicist, but my understanding is that Einstein's formulas showed him that the universe was expanding.

10

However I've had trouble finding the people who find rote formulas a better way to learn.

11

Students did cheat using the Ti-83 by putting formulas and cheat notes.

12

Maybe an editor that would extract all formulas from the sheet and give you different view after double click would be a good solution.

Quote examples

1

Two years ago I moved all Excel development to Powerpivot and I hardly write any formulas in "regular" Excel anymore.

2

Unfortunately educators confuse "memorizing facts and formulas" with "becoming familiar with the territory" because it seemed to work so well teaching grade schoolers how to use the four basic arithmetic operators.

3

That does not prove (they could just have been taught by bad teachers), but leads me to suspect, that sometimes students don't recognise (or don't want to see: "just show me the formulas!") alternate approaches when they are presented with them.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use formulas in a sentence?

It's a spaghetti of dependencies when formulas refer to other formulas.

What does formulas mean?

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

What part of speech is formulas?

formulas is commonly used as noun.