formulation vs approach

approach vs formulation

formulation and approach both are nouns.

formulation is not a verb while approach is a verb.

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

As nouns, approach is a hyponym of formulation; that is, approach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than formulation:

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

Other hyponyms of formulation include attack, plan of attack, framing.

formulation (noun)	approach (noun)
inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally	the act of drawing spatially closer to something
the style of expressing yourself	a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
a substance prepared according to a formula	ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
	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

formulation (verb)	approach (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 formulation and approach

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.