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The art of phrasing a problem so cleverly the answer sounds inevitable.
means The specific way something is expressed or put together — whether an idea stated in precise words or a mixture mixed to an exact recipe.
from From Latin 'formula,' a diminutive of 'forma' meaning shape or mold — literally a 'little shape.' A formula was originally a fixed rule or legal phrasing, and 'formulation' inherited that sense of fitting raw material, whether words or substances, into a deliberate, pre-set mold.
- chemistry sense
- same compound, different formulation, wildly different effect
- policy use
- governments formulate so blame has somewhere to hide
- math logic
- a well-posed formulation solves half the proof already
- etymology
- from formula, latin for little shape