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See also:FORMULA (See also:Lat. diminutive of forma, shape, See also:pattern, &c., especially used of rules of judicial See also:procedure) , in See also:general, a stereotyped See also:form of words to be used on stated occasions, for specific purposes, ceremonies, &c . In the sciences, the word usually denotes a symbolical statement of certain facts; for example, a chemical See also:formula exhibits the See also:composition of a sub-stance (see See also:CHEMISTRY); a botanical formula gives the differentia of a plant; a dentition formula indicates the arrangement and number of the See also:teeth of an See also:animal . |
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