approach vs formulation

formulation vs approach

approach and formulation both are nouns.

approach is a verb but formulation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approach	Yes	No	Yes	No
formulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formulation is a hypernym of approach; that is, formulation is a word with a broader meaning than approach:

approach: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
formulation: inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

Other hypernyms of approach include conceptualisation, conceptualization.

approach (noun)	formulation (noun)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something	inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green	the style of expressing yourself
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation	a substance prepared according to a formula
a way of entering or leaving
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
a close approximation
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
the event of one object coming closer to another
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

approach (verb)	formulation (verb)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
move towards
come near in time
begin to deal with
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

Difference between approach and formulation

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