formula
noun
a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
formulas
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pluralof formula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is why I have come to appreciate what I think of as back-pocket formulas: reliable little systems you can make while your brain goes mostly offline.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
AI models trained on proprietary data—decades of product formulas, sensor logs from machinery or customer transactions—can produce insights and predictions that off-the-shelf models can’t match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"Our technique turns out to be remarkably stable. Depending on the desired precision, we can systematically improve our formulas using additional approximation methods," says Florian Ecker from TU Wien.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
It frees a student from memorizing all formulas, such as pi to the fourth decimal, but not from knowing whether an answer is right, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
When he asked scientists for updates, they’d hand him fifteen- or twenty- page technical papers, dense with formulas and calculations.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
