CalculationTime

Glossary term

Formula

A formula is the visible mathematical rule used to turn inputs into outputs. CalculationTime exposes formulas beside the calculator so the answer can be checked.

What does Formula mean on CalculationTime?

Formula text, variables and worked examples are the proof layer beneath a calculator result.

History of the term

The word formula comes through Latin usage for a rule, form or prescribed method. In mathematics it became the compact statement of a repeatable calculation.