formulae
pronunciation
How to pronounce formulae in British English:
UK ['fɔ:mjəli:]
How to pronounce formulae in American English:
US ['fɔmjəli]
Word Origin
- formulae (n.)
- plural of formula. Men who try to speak what they believe, are naked men fighting men quilted sevenfold in formulae. [Charles Kingsley, "Letters," 1861]
Example
- 1. Markowitz formalised these ideas and drew up the mathematical formulae to optimise diversification .
- 2. For each zone , one of about 50 fertiliser formulae is recommended .
- 3. First and foremost , the two indices use different averaging formulae when calculating price changes for each individual item .
- 4. Their work wasn 't purely science or technology ; though grounded in both , it was far from the simple application of formulae or solving of equations .
- 5. The non-mathematical appear to have their revenge , as the perils of over-reliance on complex symbolic notation and arcane formulae are relentlessly exposed .