formulation

«formulation» in Mova's school dictionary: the way an idea, rule or question is put into words — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) A formulation is the way an idea, rule or question is put into words. tree →

2) Formulation is the making or planning of something, like a plan or rule. tree →

3) A formulation is a mixture with a fixed recipe, like a medicine or cream. tree →

sense 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 →
• The scientist worked on the formulation of a new theory. tree →
• This cough syrup is a children's formulation. tree →
• Try a different formulation of the problem. tree →
• The formulation of the school rules took weeks. tree →
• A clear formulation makes a problem easier to solve. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «formulation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.