What does formulation mean?

Definitions for formulation
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. formulation, preparationnoun

    a substance prepared according to a formula

    "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"

  2. conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulationnoun

    inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

  3. formulation, expressionnoun

    the style of expressing yourself

    "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

Wiktionary

  1. formulationnoun

    The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

  2. formulationnoun

    A medicinal preparation

Wikipedia

  1. Formulation

    Formulation is a term used in various senses in various applications, both the material and the abstract or formal. Its fundamental meaning is the putting together of components in appropriate relationships or structures, according to a formula. Etymologically formula is the diminutive of the Latin forma, meaning shape. In that sense a formulation is created according to the standard for the product.

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  1. formulation

    Formulation refers to the process of creating or devising a strategy, method, or proposal designed to achieve a particular outcome or goal. It is also used to describe the method in which ingredients or components are combined to create a product, such as in medicine or cosmetics. This can include the exact measurements, processes, and materials used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Formulationnoun

    the act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula

Wikidata

  1. Formulation

    Formulation is a term used in various senses in various applications, both the material and the abstract or formal. Its fundamental meaning is the putting together of components in appropriate relationships or structures, according to a formula. It might help to reflect that etymologically Formula is the diminutive of the Latin Forma, meaning shape. In that sense a formulation is created according to the standard for the product.

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'formulation' in Nouns Frequency: #2850

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of formulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of formulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of formulation in a Sentence

  1. Jason Bravman:

    We've put a lot of thought into the formulation of our products and their design.

  2. Amanda Banton:

    The outcome of this case has highlighted that organizations such as Standard & Poor's require transparency and accountability in the formulation of the credit ratings that they assign to financial products such as SCDOs.

  3. Judith Butler:

    When some people rejoin with 'All Lives Matter' they misunderstand the problem, but not because their message is untrue. It is true that all lives matter, but it is equally true that not all lives are understood to matter, which is precisely why it is most important to name the lives that have not mattered, and are struggling to matter in the way they deserve, if we jump too quickly to the universal formulation, 'all lives matter,' then we miss the fact that black people have not yet been included in the idea of 'all lives.'.

  4. Albert Einstein:

    The mere formulation of a problem is far more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skills. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advances in science.

  5. Abdool Karim:

    Because it's in the gel formulation, it leads to very high levels in the genital tract and very low levels in the blood, so very little is absorbed and Connie Celum get very limited side effects, we did see a slight increase in mild diarrhea and it wasn't statistically significant.

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