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Formulated vs Formatted - What's the difference?

formulated | formatted |

As verbs the difference between formulated and formatted

is that formulated is (formulate) while formatted is (format).

As an adjective formatted is

that has been given a definite format.

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

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    formatted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (format)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • That has been given a definite format
  • (computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data