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Formula vs Guarantee - What's the difference?

formula | guarantee |

As nouns the difference between formula and guarantee

is that formula is formula while guarantee is anything that assures a certain outcome.

As a verb guarantee is

to assure that something will get done right.

formula

English

Noun

(wikipedia formula)
  • (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
    • x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 .
  • (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
    • H2O is the formula for water (Dihydrogen monoxide)
  • a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
    • The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
  • A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
    • The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
  • Drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * (in mathematics) mathematical formula * (in chemistry) chemical formula

    Hyponyms

    * (logic) sentence

    Derived terms

    * (l) * formulate * formulation * Formula One * formula racing * multiformula

    Related terms

    * form * formulaic

    External links

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    guarantee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that assures a certain outcome.
    • Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
  • A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
    • The cooker comes with a 5-year guarantee .
  • A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
    • (South)
  • The person to whom a guarantee is made.

    • Verb

    (d)
  • To assure that something will get done right.
  • To assume responsibility for a debt.
  • To make something certain.
    • The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.

    Synonyms

    * assure * warrant

    Related terms

    * guaranty * guarantor