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Formulated vs Applied - What's the difference?

formulated | applied |

As verbs the difference between formulated and applied

is that formulated is (formulate) while applied is (apply).

As an adjective applied is

put into practical use.

formulated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (formulate)

    • formulate

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

  • To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
  • *
    • Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors'' that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like ''comed'', ''goed'', ''seed'', ''buyed'', ''bringed , etc. frequently used by young children. [...]

    Related terms

    * formula * formulation * formulable * reformulate

    External links

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    applied

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • put into practical use
  • of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering

    • Antonyms

    * (serving another branch ): pure

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * applied anatomy * applied anthropology * applied art * applied chemistry * applied computing * applied ecology * applied engineering * applied ethics * applied kinesiology * applied linguistics * applied mathematics * applied physics * applied probability * applied psychology * applied science * applied sociology * applied statistics

    Verb

    (head)
  • (apply)