Formula vs Program - What's the difference?
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(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
(chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
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.
A set of structured activities.
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A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
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A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
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(lb) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
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A particular mindset or method of doing things.
*Ellis in the movie Die Hard
*:Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?
To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
* He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
To develop (software) by writing program code.
To put together the schedule of an event.
* Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
* The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
As nouns the difference between formula and program
is that formula is formula while program is program, programme.formula
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Noun
(wikipedia formula)- is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 .
- H2O is the formula for water (Dihydrogen monoxide)
- The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
- The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
Synonyms
* (in mathematics) mathematical formula * (in chemistry) chemical formulaHyponyms
* (logic) sentenceDerived terms
* (l) * formulate * formulation * Formula One * formula racing * multiformulaExternal links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----program
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Alternative forms
* programme (see usage notes)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Usage of program'' and ''programme : ** US: program is the only spelling normally used. ** UK: programme'' is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case ''program'' is generally used. Older sources may use ''programme for computer code. ** Canada: both program'' and ''programme'' are used, but ''programme is more common. ** Australia: program'' is endorsed by the Australian government, but ''programme is most common. ** New Zealand: programme'' is favoured by New Zealand dictionaries, and is endorsed by government usage; ''program is rarely seen outside the computing meaning.Synonyms
* (leaflet): playbill (for a play ) * (software application): applicationDerived terms
* programme block * program counter * program evaluation and review technique * program guide * program music * program slicer * program tradingVerb
(programm)- I programmed a small game as a demonstration.