formulation

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Even so expansive an idea as the “Abrahamic faiths”—Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Mormonism—fails to capture, to borrow Walt Whitman’s formulation, the religious multitudes that America contains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Under this formulation, when a previous decision does not conform with history and tradition, stare decisis—the court’s deference to judicial precedent—is especially weak.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

"If we've already shown that we can import this relatively basic but fundamental applied math algorithm into neuromorphic -- is there a corresponding neuromorphic formulation for even more advanced applied math techniques?"

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

Unlike the standard formulation of GRT, Finsler gravity can describe the gravitational behavior of gases more precisely.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

However, I believe there may not be any single formulation of the fundamental theory any more than, as Godel showed, one could formulate arithmetic in terms of a single set of axioms.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking