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Formula vs Superposability - What's the difference?

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In chemistry terms the difference between formula and superposability

is that formula is a symbolic expression of the structure of a compound while superposability is the ability to bring two particular stereochemical formulae into coincidence by no more than translation and rotation.

As nouns the difference between formula and superposability

is that formula is any mathematical rule expressed symbolically while superposability is congruence.

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

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    superposability

    English

    Noun

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  • (geometry) congruence
  • (chemistry) The ability to bring two particular stereochemical formulae into coincidence by no more than translation and rotation