Word Finder - formulas

definition

Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

synonyms

• mathematical formula

definition

A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.

example

H2O is the formula for water.

synonyms

• chemical formula

definition

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

example

The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.

definition

A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.

example

The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.

definition

A formal statement of doctrine, as in religion.

definition

A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.

definition

A manufactured food simulating human breast milk, designed to be fed to babies and infants under 12 months of age.

synonyms

• baby formula
• formula

When a religion begins to ossify into a system of formulas and observances, those who protest in the name of heart-religion are not unfrequently known by the name of mystics.

Its object was to exhibit by means of certain formulas the way in which the products of agriculture, which is the only source of wealth, would in a state of perfect liberty be distributed among the several classes of the community (namely, the productive classes of the proprietors and cultivators of land, and the unproductive class composed of manufacturers and merchants), and to represent by other formulas the modes of distribution which take place under systems of Governmental restraint and regulation, with the evil results arising to the whole society from different degrees of such violations of the natural order.

This disagreement comes largely from the attempts made to find definitely expressed Greek philosophical dogmas in the book; such formulas it has not, but the general air of Greek reflection seems unmistakable.

He criticizes Harnack's theory that there existed in the East, that is, in Asia Minor, or in Asia Minor and Syria as far back as the beginning of the 2nd century, a Christological instruction (uiOmua) organically related to the second article of the Roman Creed, and formulas which taught that the " One God " was " Creator of heaven and earth," and referred to the holy prophetic spirit, and lasted on till they influenced the course of creed-development in the 4th century.

Though cherishing a strong antipathy to the received ecclesiastical formulas, Irving's great aim was to revive the antique style of thought and sentiment which had hardened into these formulas, and by this means to supplant the new influences, the accidental and temporary moral shortcomings of which he detected with instinctive certainty, but whose profound and real tendencies were utterly beyond the reach of his conjecture.

Empirical formulas based on practical experience are employed for an approximation to the result.

But on the whole the false prophets deserve that name, not for their conscious impostures, but because they were content to handle religious formulas, which they had learned by rote, as if they were intuitive principles, the fruit of direct spiritual experience, to enforce a conventional morality, shutting their eyes to glaring national sins, after the manner of professional orthodoxy, and, in brief, to treat the religious status quo as if it could be accepted without question as fully embodying the unchanging principles of all religion.

The adherents of the " old " and the " new religions alike had to justify their views to the unlearned as well as to the learned, and to give in simple formulas their reasons for the faith that was in them.

And finally, as in all mystical religions, so here too, holy rites and formulas, acts of initiation and consecration, all those things which we call sacraments, play a very prominent part.

Finally, sacred formulas, names and symbols are of the highest importance among the Gnostic sects.

Liquid formulas (eg foundations) often contain carcinogenic nitrosamines.

These considerations may help towards the understanding of a second class of cases, namely forms of implicit address shading off into unaddressed formulas.

The schools were extensive buildings attached to the temples, where from an early age boys and girls were taught by the priests to sweep the sanctuaries and keep up the sacred fires, to fast at proper seasons and draw blood for penance, and where they received moral teaching in long and verbose formulas.

The Brahmanic and Buddhistic literature supplied the society with its terminology, and its doctrines were a curious amalgam of Egyptian, kabbalistic, occultist, Indian and modern spiritualistic ideas and formulas.

In the intensity of their struggle with the Reformation they subjected education to a censorship which, in order to exclude all risk of heresy, stifled thought and reduced knowledge to the repetition of safe formulas.

They are no more likely to cause dental caries than the lactose in cows ' milk based formulas.

The trade union bureaucrats can permit themselves such boastful formulas only because they are not immediately threatened by fascism, or by Communism.

Nothing is more dangerous in politics, especially in a critical period, than to repeat general formulas without examining their social content.

At the same time, we will simplify the formulas used in order to increase transparency and accountability.

Infant formulas supplemented with these fatty acids have also been associated with lower blood pressure.

The treatment section emphasizes acupuncture with some further suggestions for herbal medicine formulas.

Do you know why they dont advise soya formulas for young boys?

Soya infant formulas should only be used on the advice of a GP or other health professional.

Options are also available for fire retardant formulas including low smoke zero halogen.

The weirdest formulas for generating primes that I've come across are these.

Other writers hold that (successful) declarative sentences express propositions; and formulas of formal languages somehow display the forms of these propositions.

Not all single equations in single unknowns may be easily rearranged to provide formulas.

Abu'l-Wafa and Abu Nasr Mansur both applied spherical geometry to astronomy and also used formulas involving sin and tan.

This is because follow-on formulas are not breastmilk substitutes.

Trinitarian formulas " God " ALWAYS denotes the Father, never the Son or the Spirit.

Try our new home body wrap kits with aloe Vera, sea weed, or mud clay type formulas for only $ 29.95!

So, again, it is in place where the movement of revulsion from a mechanical philosophy takes the form rather of immediate assertion than of reasoned demonstration, and where the writers, after insisting generally on the spiritual basis of phenomena, either leave the position without further definition or expressly declare that the ultimate problems of philosophy cannot be reduced to articulate formulas.

The importance of the former lies in the simple cast of his religious thought, his independence of theological formulas, his constant adherence to the letter of Scripture, his quaint exegesis, and the light he throws on the circumstances of his time, especially (i) the feeling between Jews and Christian, and (2) the position and sympathies of the Christian subjects of Sapor II.

Though tolerant in religion, Talal was careful to avoid the suspicion of lukewarmness towards the Wahhabi formulas.

Hence the Gnostic must above all things learn the names of the demons, and equip himself with the sacred formulas and symbols, in order to be certain of a good destiny after death.

And, since you 're always using the same tried-and-true formulas from the engineering handbook, the outcome is much more reliable.

Also, in trinitarian formulas " God " ALWAYS denotes the Father, never the Son or the Spirit.

Some infants are allergic to certain formulas, particularly casein-based formulas.

Today's formulas are fortified with all of the essential nutrients your little one needs to grow up strong and healthy.

Formula-There are several store brand formulas which are virtually identical to the name brands.

With so many formulas on the market, how do you know which is best for you baby?

Although formulas today have come a long way from the formulas of the past, and there are many different, nutritional formulas on the market, breast milk is still the best nutritionally food for baby.

While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding for the first 12 months of a baby's life, you should know that there are excellent formulas on the market, also.

With so many infant formulas on the market, how do you know which one is the best for your infant?

The differences in formulas basically come down to the amounts of sugar and protein that are in them.

Using soy formulas with your baby might also be a good idea if you have a history of food allergies.

Always consult your pediatrician before changing formulas, however.

Lactose-free infant formulas do not have lactose in them, but they are made with cow's milk protein.

These formulas aren't commonly used, but the following formulas are lactose-free.

Elemental formulas are also lactose-free.