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Hyphenation of formula

How to hyphenate formula

Because it is a word with a single syllable, formula is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

formula
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
7
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
7
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: formula

Definitions of formula

formula is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

    Synonyms: "mathematical formula"

  • noun
    A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.

    Synonyms: "chemical formula"

    Example: H2O is the formula for water.

  • noun
    A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

    Example: The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.

  • noun
    A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.

    Example: The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.

  • noun
    A formal statement of doctrine, as in religion.
  • noun
    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.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A manufactured food simulating human breast milk, designed to be fed to babies and infants under 12 months of age.

    Synonyms: "baby formula", formula

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.