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# formulation

noun (a formulation, formulations; uncountable for the process)

«formulation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A formulation is the way an idea, rule or question is put into words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#m1)
2. Formulation is the making or planning of something, like a plan or rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#m2)
3. A formulation is a mixture with a fixed recipe, like a medicine or cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#m3)

### In the lessons

Exam and science voice (the formulation of a hypothesis), maths (a different formulation of the same problem), medicine labels (a new formulation).

### Examples

- The formulation of the question confused the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#x1)
- The scientist worked on the formulation of a new theory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#x2)
- This cough syrup is a children's formulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#x3)
- Try a different formulation of the problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#x4)
- The formulation of the school rules took weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#x5)
- A clear formulation makes a problem easier to solve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/#x6)

### Note

Formal. Verb: formulate. In maths, restating a word problem (a new formulation) can make the sum clearer without changing the numbers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «formulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«formulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/formulation.html) on Mova free.