Formulën

Formulën is the Albanian definite form of formulë, meaning formula. It denotes a concise symbolic expression that encodes a rule, a relationship among quantities, or a prescribed method. Formulas appear across disciplines as compact tools to calculate, predict, or describe phenomena.

In mathematics, a formula relates variables and constants, such as a^2 + b^2 = c^2 for right triangles. In physics, formulas express laws like F = ma. In chemistry, chemical formulas show the composition of substances, e.g., H2O or CO2. In finance and economics, formulas compute values such as compound interest A = P(1 + r/n)^{nt} or present value PV = FV / (1 + r)^t. In computing and data analysis, formulas are used in spreadsheets and programming to perform calculations.

The term has Latin roots; it entered Albanian as formulë and is used with the definite form formulën to denote “the formula.” The concept encompasses both mathematical equations and practical recipes or procedures understood as fixed methods.

Formulas are central in education and research because they provide precise, shareable representations of how quantities relate, enabling communication, verification, and reuse.