formularize
/'fɔ:mjuləraiz/ Cách viết khác : (formularise) /'fɔ:mjuləraiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To express something as a formula; to reduce to or state in a precise, systematic form, often using symbols or a fixed method.
Usage
- This verb is used to describe the process of making an idea, process, or relationship explicit and structured in the form of a formula. It implies a move from a general or descriptive understanding to a precise, often symbolic or algorithmic, representation.
- It is typically used in academic, scientific, technical, or business contexts.
Examples
- The physicist sought to formularize the relationship between energy and mass.
- The new policy attempts to formularize the criteria for promotion, making the process more transparent.
- It is difficult to formularize the creative process of writing a novel.
Advanced Usage
- "To formularize a hypothesis": To state a scientific hypothesis in a testable, formulaic manner.
- The researcher's goal was to formularize the hypothesis so it could be modeled computationally.
- "To formularize a procedure": To create a fixed, step-by-step formula for a complex process.
- The company formularized its customer service protocol to ensure consistency across all branches.
Variants and Related Words
- Formularization (n): The act or process of formularizing.
- The formularization of the tax code simplified calculations for many citizens.
- Formularise (v): A chiefly British English spelling variant of 'formularize'.
- Formula (n): A fixed form of words, especially for ceremonial use; a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols; a method or procedure for achieving something.
- Formulate (v): To create or prepare methodically. (Note: 'Formulate' is more common and broader, often used for ideas, plans, or policies, while 'formularize' specifically implies reduction to a formulaic structure.)
Synonyms
- Systematize: To arrange according to an organized system; make systematic.
- Codify: To arrange (laws, rules) into a systematic code.
- Standardize: To cause to conform to a standard.
Antonyms
- Improvisation: The act of creating or performing something spontaneously without preparation.
- Informality: The state of being relaxed, unofficial, or without ceremony or rigid structure.
Verb
- express as a formula