Formal

Formal - relating to ''form''. For example, formal logic reasons about a logical argument based only on the form and not on the meaning. :If :Socrates is a man :and :all men are mortal, :then Socrates is mortal The conclusion follows from propositional calculus. We can see the soundness of this argument by substituting in symbols to make the form clear. :If :S is a P :and :all P are M, :then S is M == Other examples == * Formal - Ball - Dance - Fraternity - Sorority - College - United States * Formal verification works in a formal language to attempt to prove formal property hold for a formal specification of a formal system * Formal power series extend the notion of a power series by removing the requirement for convergence. Thus they have the same form as a power series, but their more abstract interpretation, not implying a meaningful sum of the series, can be applied more generally. * Formal grammar - formal system - formal set theory * Formal occasions such as a formal dinner party or Tea (meal) might require one to wear formal attire such as an evening gown or tuxedo. An example is Formal Hall. * In British English, the formal is the same as the event referred to by American English speakers as the prom. == Compare with == * Informal -- Casual -- Intuitive

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Words begining with Formal:

Formal
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde_(album)
Formale_Organisation
Formale_Organisation
Formalhaut
Formalin
Formalisation
Formalism
Formalism_(art)
Formalist
Formalist
Formalist_Film_Theory
Formalist_film_theory
Formalization
Formally_real_field
Formally_real_field
Formally_rigorous
Formalwear
Formal_and_dynamic_equivalence
Formal_attire
Formal_axiology
Formal_charge
Formal_concept_analysis
Formal_concept_analysis
Formal_contract
Formal_decision_methods
Formal_deviance
Formal_difference
Formal_dinner
Formal_disapproval
Formal_disapproval
Formal_Equivalence
Formal_Equivalence
Formal_equivalence
Formal_equivalence
Formal_equivalence_checking
Formal_grammar
Formal_grammar
Formal_grammars
Formal_group
Formal_group_law
Formal_group_law
Formal_Hall
Formal_hall
Formal_language
Formal_language
Formal_languages
Formal_languages
Formal_languages_and_grammars
Formal_language_theory
Formal_Laurent_series
Formal_logic
Formal_logic
Formal_method
Formal_methods
Formal_methods
Formal_Operational
Formal_Operational_stage
Formal_operational_stage
Formal_organisation
Formal_organization
Formal_organization
Formal_parameter
Formal_potential
Formal_power_series
Formal_power_series
Formal_Principle
Formal_principle
Formal_proof
Formal_rigor
Formal_Scientific_Studies_of_Bigfoot_or_Sasquatch
Formal_Scientific_Studies_of_Bigfoot_or_Sasquatch
Formal_sections
Formal_semantics
Formal_semantics_of_programming_languages
Formal_set_theory
Formal_social_control
Formal_sum
Formal_system
Formal_system
Formal_systems
Formal_theory
Formal_thought_disorder
Formal_thought_disorder
Formal_verification
Formal_verification
Formal_wear