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Formulaic vs Conventional - What's the difference?

formulaic | conventional |

As adjectives the difference between formulaic and conventional

is that formulaic is closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original while conventional is pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

As a noun conventional is

(finance) a conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

formulaic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original.
    • That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.

    Derived terms

    * formulaically

    Related terms

    * formula

    Anagrams

    * *

    conventional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
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  • Ordinary, commonplace.
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  • * 1980 , (Carl Sagan), Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ,
    • The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
  • Banal]], trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or [[clichéd.

    • Synonyms

    * ("pertaining to a convention"): typical, canonical * ("banal"): stereotypical

    Antonyms

    * ("pertaining to a convention"): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional * ("ordinary"): imaginative

    Derived terms

    * conventionalism * conventionalist * conventionally * conventional mortgage loan * conventional war * conventional warfare * conventional weapon * conventional weaponry * conventional wisdom

    Related terms

    * convention

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.