Etymology

formula

for·mu·la
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Today it means: Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically. Full definition →

Latin fōrmula
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromfōrmula“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”
  2. English todayformula

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”). See form.

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