This is the 13927th most frequent German word.
formulierten
"Formulierten" means "formulated" or "expressed" in English.
In this sentence, 'formulierten' is used to denote the act of expressing or stating arguments in a clear manner, essentially presenting them in formulated words.
Die Autoren formulierten ihre Argumente klar und präzise.
The authors formulated their arguments clearly and precisely.
Here, 'formulierten' signifies the rephrasing or reformulating of existing rules to achieve better clarity.
Sie formulierten die Regeln neu, um Verwirrung zu vermeiden.
They reformulated the rules to avoid confusion.
The verb 'formulierte' in this case describes the process of carefully creating or composing a question for relevance.