1. (n.) A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

2. (n.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of doctrines.

3. (n.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula.

4. (n.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.

5. (n.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.

MO Procrustean law a priori truth act addend antilogarithm argument axiom base bill binomial blueprint brocard bylaw canon ceremonial ceremony characteristic code coefficient combination commandment complement congruence constant convention cosine cotangent criterion cube decimal decree denominator derivative determinant dictate dictation dictum difference differential directions discriminate dividend divisor duty e edict enactment equation exponent exponential factor form form of worship formality formulary function general principle golden rule guideline guiding principle holy rite i imperative increment index institution instructions integral jus law law of nature legislation lex liturgy matrix maxim means measure method minuend mitzvah mode of worship modus operandi moral multiple multiplier mystery norm norma numerator observance office order of nature order of worship ordinance ordonnance parameter pattern permutation pi polynomial postulate power practice prescribed form prescript prescription principium principle procedure proposition quaternion quotient radical radix receipt recipe reciprocal regulation remainder rite ritual ritual observance rituality root rubric rule ruling sacrament sacramental secant self-evident truth service set form settled principle sine solemnity standard standing order statute submultiple subtrahend tangent technique tenet tensor theorem truism truth universal law universal truth variable vector versine way working principle working rule