FORMULA (

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• LAT

Lat. diminutive of forma, shape,

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• PATTERN

pattern, &c., especially used of rules of judicial

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• PROCEDURE (Fr. procedure, from Lat. procedere, to go for-ward)

procedure)  , in general, a stereotyped 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 formula exhibits the composition of a sub-stance (see CHEMISTRY); a botanical formula gives the differentia of a plant; a dentition formula indicates the arrangement and number of the teeth of an animal .