different between symbol vs formula

English

Etymology

From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from ???????? (sumbáll?, “I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from ??? (sún, “with, together”) + ????? (báll?, “I throw, put”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?mb?l/
• Rhymes: -?mb?l
• Hyphenation: sym?bol
• Homophone: cymbal

Noun

symbol (plural symbols)

1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

2. A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object.

3. (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
4. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

5. (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
6. (obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]

     They do their work in the days of peace […] and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague.

7. (obsolete) Share; allotment.
   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]

     The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol.

8. (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
9. (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.

Derived terms

• status symbol
• typographical symbol

Related terms

• symbolic
• symbolize
• symbolism

Translations

Verb

symbol (third-person singular simple present symbols, present participle symboling or symbolling, simple past and past participle symboled or symbolled)

1. To symbolize.

Translations

See also

• punctuation

Further reading

• symbol in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• symbol in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Czech

Noun

symbol m

1. symbol

Declension

Related terms

• symbolický
• symbolismus

Further reading

• symbol in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• symbol in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /symbo?l/, [sym?b?o??l]
• Rhymes: -o?l

Noun

symbol n (singular definite symbolet, plural indefinite symboler)

1. symbol

Inflection

Derived terms

• statussymbol

Related terms

• symbolik
• symbolisere
• symbolisme
• symbolist
• symbolsk

Further reading

• symbol on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (súmbolon)

Noun

symbol n (definite singular symbolet, indefinite plural symbol or symboler, definite plural symbola or symbolene)

1. a symbol

Derived terms

• statussymbol
• symbolisme

Related terms

• symbolisere
• symbolsk

References

• “symbol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (súmbolon)

Noun

symbol n (definite singular symbolet, indefinite plural symbol, definite plural symbola)

1. a symbol

Derived terms

• statussymbol
• symbolisme

Related terms

• symbolsk

References

• “symbol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (súmbolon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m.b?l/

Noun

symbol m inan

1. symbol

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) symbolika, symbolizm
• (adjective) symboliczny
• (verb) symbolizowa?

Further reading

• symbol in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• symbol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin symbolum, cognate with English symbol.

Pronunciation

Noun

symbol c

1. symbol

Declension

Derived terms

References

• symbol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• symbol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Alternative forms

• sumbol

Etymology

From English symbol, from French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /?s??mb?l/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?s?mb?l/

Usage notes

Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in symbol is pronounced /??, ?/ rather than expected /?/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sumbol. Nevertheless, symbol is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples.

Noun

symbol m (plural symbolau, not mutable)

1. symbol

Derived terms

• symbolaeth (“symbolism”)
• symbolaidd (“symbolic”)
• symboleiddio (“symbolise”)
• symbolwr (“symbolist”)
• symbolydd (“symbolist”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “symbol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”); see form.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??.mj?.l?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??.mj?.l?/

Noun

formula (plural formulae or formulas)

1. (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

   Synonym: mathematical formula

   ${\displaystyle x={\frac {-b\pm {\sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}}{2a}}}$ is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.

   Hyponyms: Brahmagupta's formula, Bretschneider's formula, Cauchy's integral formula, Cayley's formula, De Moivre's formula, Euler's formula, Faulhaber's formula, Heron's formula, haversine formula, Jacobi's formula, Legendre's formula, Stirling's formula, Vieta's formulas, Viète's formula

2. (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.

   Synonym: chemical formula

3. A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
4. A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.

5. A formal statement of doctrine, as in religion.
6. (countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula; drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
7. (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.

   Hyponym: sentence

Derived terms

• formula architecture
• formula investing
• formula investor
• formula plan
• formulate
• formulation
• Formula One
• formula racing
• multiformula

Related terms

Descendants

• Irish: foirmle
• Scottish Gaelic: foirmle

Translations

Further reading

• formula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• formula in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

• Formula in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /fu??mu.l?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /fur?mu.l?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fo??mu.la/

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular present indicative form of formular
2. second-person singular imperative form of formular

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formula (“small form”), from forma (“form”).

Noun

formula

1. formula

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Finnish

Noun

formula

1. (motor racing) a Formula One racing car

Declension

French

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular past historic of formuler

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?formul?]
• Hyphenation: for?mu?la
• Rhymes: -l?

Noun

formula (plural formulák)

1. formula (an established form of words for use in a procedure)
2. formula (a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result)
3. (archaic) spell, charm, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)

Declension

References

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin f?rmula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [f?r?mula]
• Hyphenation: for?mu?la

Noun

formula (first-person possessive formulaku, second-person possessive formulamu, third-person possessive formulanya)

1. formula

   Synonym: rumus

Derived terms

Further reading

• “formula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin formula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?r.mu.la/

Noun

formula f (plural formule)

1. (mathematics, chemistry) formula

Derived terms

• formulare
• Formula Uno

Related terms

• forma

Etymology 2

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular present indicative of formulare
2. second-person singular imperative of formulare

Anagrams

• fulmaro

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive, from f?rma +? -ulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fo?r.mu.la/, [?fo?rm???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?for.mu.la/, [?f?rmul?]

Noun

f?rmula f (genitive f?rmulae); first declension

1. shape, outline
2. (fine) form; beauty
3. pattern, mould; paradigm
4. form, rule, method, formula
5. lawsuit, action

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• formula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• formula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• formula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• formula in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• formula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• formula in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin f?rmula.

Noun

formula f (plural formulas)

1. (mathematics) formula (any mathematical rule expressed symbolically)
2. (chemistry) formula (a symbolic expression of the structure of a compound)
3. form (a blank document or template to be filled in by the user)

Portuguese

Verb

formula

1. third-person singular present indicative of formular
2. second-person singular imperative of formular

Romanian

Etymology 1

From French formuler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [for.mu?la]

Verb

a formula (third-person singular present formuleaz?, past participle formulat) 1st conj.

1. to formulate

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [for?mu.la]

Noun

formula f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of formul?

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formula.

Noun

f?rmula f (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. (mathematics, chemistry, logic) formula
2. rule

Declension

Spanish

Verb

formula

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of formular.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of formular.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of formular.