WordNet: formula, rule

(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

• domain: topic math, mathematics, maths

• hypernym procedure, process

• hyponym metarule

• hyponym algorithm, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule

• hyponym heuristic, heuristic program, heuristic rule

• hyponym recursion

formula

• (englanti) formulate (derivationally related)

• (englanti) formularize (derivationally related)
• (suomi) kaava (synonyymi)

rule

• (suomi) sääntö (synonyymi)