An idiom describing a comprehensive method of analyzing a Base Move - which embodies all possible ways of changing that Base Move.

Comments:

The Formulation Equation is defined as - "to any given Base Move, you can":

a.Prefix

b.Suffix

c.Insert

d.Rearrange

e.Alter

f.Adjust

g.Regulate

h.Delete

The main purposes of the Formulation Equation are to establish all alternate paths of action and develop new patterns of response for any given Base Move.

Derivation:

This term is derived from the name of the Formulation Phase of a Base Move.

The formula itself was created from categorizing all the different ways of changing a Base Move that may be discovered during the Formulation Phase.

A.K.A.:

Equation Formula

Related Definition(s):

Compensate, Formulate

Related Term(s):

Formulation Phase, Self-defense Technique