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for⋅mu⋅la⋅ic

[fawr-myuh-ley-ik]
–adjective
1. made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
2. being or constituting a formula: formulaic instructions.

Origin:
1880–85; formula + -ic


for⋅mu⋅la⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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for·mu·la   (fôr'myə-lə)   
n.   pl. for·mu·las or for·mu·lae (-lē')
    1. An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.

    2. An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.

    3. A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.

    4. The compound so represented.

    5. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.

    6. A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.

  1. A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach: a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.

  2. Chemistry

    1. A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.

    2. The compound so represented.

    3. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.

    4. A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.

    1. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.

    2. A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.

  3. Mathematics A statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation.

  4. Formula Sports A set of specifications, including engine displacement, fuel capacity, and weight, that determine a class of racing car.


[Latin fōrmula, diminutive of fōrma, form.]
for'mu·la'ic (-lā'ĭk) adj., for'mu·la'i·cal·ly adv.
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