Words / B1

FORM-y-uh-l-uh/ˈfɔːmjələ/

A formula is a rule in symbols, or a fixed method: a chemical formula; a formula for success; infant formula (milk). Plural formulae (science) or formulas. Recipe is everyday for cooking. Do not call a long essay a formula. Maths papers ask you to rearrange the formula.

Meaning

A set of letters or numbers that shows a rule; also a fixed method (plural formulae or formulas).

Examples

• “Learn the formula before you sit the calculator paper.”
• “There is no single formula for a band-7 essay, which is the method sense.”

Good to know

a formula for; chemical / mathematical formula. Plural: formulae or formulas. Cooking twin: recipe. Baby milk: infant formula.

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