Weak form and strong form may refer to:
- Weaker and stronger versions of a hypothesis, theorem or physical law
- Weak formulations and strong formulations of differential equations in mathematics
- Differing pronunciations of words depending on emphasis; see Weak and strong forms in English
- Weak and strong pronouns
Famous quotes containing the words weak, form and/or strong:
“Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. A Republic is a government in which that attention is divided between many, who are all doing uninteresting actions. Accordingly, so long as the human heart is strong and the human reason weak, Royalty will be strong because it appeals to diffused feeling, and Republics weak because they appeal to the understanding.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)
“Ambivalence reaches the level of schizophrenia in our treatment of violence among the young. Parents do not encourage violence, but neither do they take up arms against the industries which encourage it. Parents hide their eyes from the books and comics, slasher films, videos and lyrics which form the texture of an adolescent culture. While all successful societies have inhibited instinct, ours encourages it. Or at least we profess ourselves powerless to interfere with it.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)
“Where might is, the right is:
Long purses make strong swords.
Let weakness learn meekness:
God save the House of Lords!”
—A.C. (Algernon Charles)