(mathematics, algebra) Any finite or infinite series of the form a_0+a_1x+a_2x²…=∑ᵢa_ixⁱ, where the aᵢ are numbers, but it is understood that no value is assigned to x.

(American football) An offensive formation in which three running backs line up in a row about five yards behind the quarterback, forming a shape like the letter T.

An outcrop of rock that forms a distinctive shape.

(photography) A photographic format in between full-frame or 35mm (36 × 24 mm) and large format (127 × 102 mm).

(photography) A photographic format of 4 × 5 inches (102 × 127 mm) or larger. / (wine) A bottle size larger than the standard 750 mL. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see large, format.

(biology, archaic) The formation of several cells from and in the protoplasm of the mother cell.

plural of formal heresy

(Roman Catholicism) The teaching or expression of an opinion in the conscious knowledge that it is contradictory to the teachings of the Church, and as such heretical.

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a sedimentary geologic unit name of formation and group rank in Midwestern North America