The phrase "a weak form of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is less intense, effective, or powerful compared to another form or version.
Example: "The new policy is seen as a weak form of the original proposal, lacking the necessary measures to address the issue."
Alternatives: "a diluted version of" or "a less effective form of".
For most of medical history, scientists thought that itching was merely a weak form of pain.
Hundreds of millions of Indians are barely visible to the state: they have either no I.D. at all or a weak form of it, issued by local authorities.
Tritium emits a weak form of radiation that does not travel very far in the air and cannot penetrate the skin.
For his thesis, Zhang submitted a weak form of the conjecture, meaning that he attempted to prove something implied by the conjecture, rather than to prove the conjecture itself.
While registration offered a weak form of protection (since it does not require inspection and the publication of reports) it is at least a vehicle for some element of scrutiny.
Cellphones give off a weak form of energy called nonionizing radiation, and the panel said it performed an exhaustive review of numerous studies of this type of radiation in animals and humans.
Some psychologists and neuroscientists see the correspondence between the senses as a weaker form of synesthesia.
It could lead to a weaker form of HIV that humans could evolve to resist, but that "may take another 50, 100 or 1,000 years", says Arts.
The German government is resisting requirements for project-level reporting, and the European Council, which comprises leaders of the European Union's member states, has called for a weaker form of disclosure.
As a result, the UK government could decide to issue a technical capability order requiring the communications firms to disable their end-to-end encryption, or replace it with a weaker form of encryption, which would leave the communications facilitator able to read messages sent using its service.
