The difference between Chemical formula and Formula
When used as nouns, chemical formula means alternative name for molecular formula, whereas formula means any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chemical formula and Formula
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Chemical formula as a noun:
Alternative name for molecular formula.
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Formula as a noun (mathematics):
Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
Examples:
"<math>x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac{2a}</math> is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax<sup>2</sup> + bx + c = 0''."
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Formula as a noun (chemistry):
A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
Examples:
"H<sub>2</sub>O is the formula for water."
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Formula as a noun:
A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
Examples:
"The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products."
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Formula as a noun:
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
Examples:
"The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed."
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Formula as a noun:
A formal statement of doctrine, as in religion.
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Formula as a noun (countable, uncountable):
Drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
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Formula as a noun (logic):
A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.