Formulate - The Formal Forming of Forms
The treatment of
concluded with a list of words which are directly
as grammatical cases of
words. All such words actually begin as
and generally deal with a profound creative act,
involving reverence and ceremony. With this as a background,
The Homeless Mathematician will explore
there is another class of
words which are
by attaching a prefix to
They are presented below, along with a brief insight
as to the
that they imply for the concept of
itself may serve as a suffix, as indicated under the
all mathematics will arise from the
But, the mathematics is purely intellectual and does not
directly address the operation of
If we are to draw a strong
between the intellectual and the
realm of conscious experience, then
The Convention of Intention
"What is not allowed is forbidden."
The kind reader may draw back
from this Draconian sounding rule,
but be assured that this
will not hamper our development. What the
conform --> You are with The Form.
uniform --> The Form is with you.
perform --> You are The Form.
unform --> The Form is dissolved.
deform --> The Form is violated.
reform --> The Form is refined.
inform --> What enters The Form.
preform --> To Form for The Form.
transform --> The Form as another Form.
On a more formal level, consider the
definition of these "prefixed"
of the word
- To correspond in form or character; be similar.
- To act or be in accord or agreement; comply.
- To act in accordance with current customs or modes.
conforms verb, intransitive
conform verb, transitive
- To bring into agreement or correspondence; make similar.
- Always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying.
- Conforming to one principle, standard, or rule; consistent.
- Being the same as or consonant with another or others.
- Unvaried in texture, color, or design.
- A distinctive outfit intended to identify those who wear it as members of a specific group.
- One set of such an outfit.
uniforms verb, transitive
- To make (something) uniform.
- To provide or dress with a uniform.
- To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.
- To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill: perform one's contractual obligations.
- a. To enact (a feat or role) before an audience. b. To give a public presentation of; present: The theater group performed a three-act play.
performs verb, transitive
perform verb, intransitive
- To carry on; function: a car that performs well on curves.
- To fulfill an obligation or requirement; accomplish something as promised or expected.
- To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.
- To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.
- Having no definite shape or structure; unorganized.
- Not yet developed to maturity: "a headstrong, unformed young man" (Rod Nordland).
- Not yet given a physical existence; uncreated.
- To spoil the natural form of; misshape: a body that had been deformed by disease.
- To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure.
- Physics. To alter the shape of by pressure or stress.
deforms verb, transitive
deform verb, intransitive
- To become deformed.
- To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition.
- a. To abolish abuse or malpractice in: reform the government. b. To put an end to (a wrong).
- To cause (a person) to give up harmful or immoral practices; persuade to adopt a better way of life.
reforms verb, transitive
reform verb, intransitive
- To change for the better.
- A change for the better; an improvement.
- Correction of evils, abuses, or errors.
- Action to improve social or economic conditions without radical or revolutionary change.
- Relating to or favoring reform: a reform candidate for mayor.
- Reform. Of or relating to Reform Judaism.
- a. To impart information to; make aware of something: We were informed by mail of the change in plans. The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over. b. To acquaint (oneself) with knowledge of a subject.
- To give form or character to; imbue with a
or an essence: "A society's strength is measured by . . . its ability to inform a future generation with its moral standards" (Vanity Fair).
- To be a pervasive presence in; animate: "It is this brash, backroom sensibility that informs his work as a novelist" (Jeff Shear).
- Obsolete. To form (the mind or character) by teaching or training.
informs verb, transitive
inform verb, intransitive
- To give or provide information.
- To disclose confidential or incriminating information to an authority: The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.
- To shape or form beforehand.
- To determine the shape or form of beforehand.
preforms verb, transitive
- An object that has been subjected to preliminary, usually incomplete shaping or molding before undergoing complete or final processing.
- To change markedly the appearance or form of.
- To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert.
- Mathematics. To subject to a transformation.
- Linguistics. To subject (a construction) to a transformation.
- Electricity. To subject to the action of a transformer.
- Genetics. To subject (a bacterial cell) to transformation.
transforms verb, transitive
transform verb, intransitive
- To undergo a transformation.
- The result, especially a mathematical quantity or linguistic construction, of a transformation.
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