Formula and Operation

Formula

Formula noun - A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement.

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Operation and formula are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operation" instead a noun "Formula".

Nearby Words: formulate, formulation, formulaic, formulating

Operation noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

Usage example: a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer

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Formula and operation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formula" instead a noun "Operation".

special	special formula	special operation
particular	particular formula	particular operation
similar	similar formula	similar operation
normal	normal formula	normal operation
Other adjectives: complex, current, standard, proper, simple, entire, successful, complicated, little, secret, new, experimental, latest, previous.

The Bridge elaborates on Monster X's lack of backstory and he is implied to have a Captain America styled origin, abet taking a step further than the normal formula and the operation turning him into a Kaiju.

Source: Super Soldier
Ant-Man: Hank Pym organizes the operation because he has long feared his "Pym Particle" Size Shifter formula being abused, and wants to stop Darren Cross from replicating it and selling Yellowjacket combat suits for terror attacks.

Source: Caper Rationalization
In an early Lucky Luke comic, the Dalton brothers (the historical ones, not their horribly incompetent cousins) show off their ignorance by attempting to divide 10000 by 4 when sharing their loot and turning the simple operation into a complex mathematical formula with square roots and integrals.

Source: Epic Fail / Comic Books

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