formula

Noun

Meaning

A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula.

A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.

A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can. Cary Grant

I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace. Joseph Conrad

We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void. Emil Cioran

A mathematical formula should never be "owned" by anybody! Mathematics belong to God. Donald Knuth

The classic formula for success is Dress British, Think Yiddish. Traditional Proverb