Direction and Formula

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Formula and direction are semantically related In some cases you can use "Formula" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Formula noun - Directions for making something.

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Direction and formula are semantically related in rule topic. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Formula".

Nearby Words: formulate, formulation, formulaic, formulating

musical	musical direction	musical formula
exact	exact direction	exact formula
particular	particular direction	particular formula
similar	similar direction	similar formula
Other adjectives: specific, right, future, current, original, true, correct, proper, entire, wrong, little, bad, new, experimental, general, different, comedic.

Nichols says himself it will take years to figure out the matrix, so they aren't even giving him the formula - just pushing him in the right direction.

Source: Film / Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
As gamers started to get tired of the formula set up by Super Mario 64, however, Rare decided to go in a different direction with Banjo-Tooie.

Source: Derivative Differentiation
The show seems to poke fun at cartoon writers' inability to diverse from the formula, with several episodes revolving around the cartoon taking a new direction or gimmick, and being significantly poorer in quality.

Source: Strictly Formula

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