formula vs shortcut

formula

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

  • Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically. 

  • A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound. 

  • A formal statement of doctrine. 

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

  • 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. 

shortcut

noun
  • A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps. 

  • A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation. 

  • A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. 

  • A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it. 

verb
  • To take or use a shortcut 

How often have the words formula and shortcut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )