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a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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directions for making something
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a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
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a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
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chemical formula
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something regarded as a normative example
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- the convention of not naming the main character
- violence is the rule not the exception
- his formula for impressing visitors
noun
a liquid food for infants
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(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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- he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs
- he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials