Formal, (adj.) relating to an established procedure or set of specific behaviors.

For other uses of form see Form (disambiguation)

For other uses of formalism see Formalism (disambiguation)

Formal may also refer to:

General:

Logic and mathematics:

  • Formal logic, logical argument based on form
  • Formal cause, Aristotle's intrinsic, determining cause
  • Formal power series, a generalization of power series without requiring convergence, used in combinatorics
  • Formal calculation, a calculation which is systematic, but without a rigorous justification
  • Formal set theory, as opposed to Naive set theory
  • Formal derivative, an operation on elements of a polynomial ring which mimics the form of the derivative from calculus

Linguistics:

Chemistry:

Computer science:

  • Formal methods, mathematically-based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems
  • Formal specification, describes what a system should do, not how it should do it
  • Formal verification, proves correctness of a system
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Mon Jul 26 21:41:59 2010

What is a good formal way to start an invitation to a birthday party?
Q. Yea i know that its like Your Coordinately Invited to... or something like that it has to be formal Please help Loves Lots, Amberly Wells (yes im bloody british people stop asking! please) Please, spell correctly this invitation is for my daughter amberly... yes her name is also mine... she is 13 and she is having a formal party... please do help us...
Asked by Amberly - Mon Nov 24 23:11:43 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Cordially sounds great: "Dear Ms. [or Miss] Thistledown, You are cordially invited to the Thirteenth Birthday of miss Amberly ___ On the Twenty Fourth Day of November, Two thousand and Eight At the Amberly residence, 1234 Pembourough bay, Bumsville At Eight O'clock in the evening. Please RSVP by November 21 at 555-2121 Dress is formal. Hope to see you there. Sincerely, Amberly & Amberly"
Answered by smartyunderpants - Mon Nov 24 23:41:47 2008

How should i get a date to winter formal?
Q. I am a 15 year old freshman in highschool, i am not very good looking (kinda chubby), and have no other really great features. I also have a hard time asking girls out. Winter formal is in about three weeks, and i still dont have a date. I know three weeks sounds like a lot of time, but most people already have there date. How could i get an okay looking girl to go with me to formal?
Asked by howdy - Sun Jan 11 22:52:22 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. how much money do you have?
Answered by noname - Sun Jan 11 22:55:46 2009

What are the 3 parts to the formal definition of argumentation?
Q. What are the three parts to the formal definition of Argumentation?
Asked by KIMME - Sat Mar 14 11:04:50 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. All the below sites should assist you and explain further the process of logic that is defined as Argumentation, the factors are Argument, Conclusion and Premise A direct quote is below An argument =def a sequence of sentences one of which (the conclusion) is taken to be supported by the remaining sentences (the premises). i hope this aids you in your studies Good Luck
Answered by W H - Sat Mar 14 11:31:49 2009

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request for 2nd Kansas date in '11; Where should it come from? The Virginian-Pilot International Speedway Corp. has formally requested to NASCAR that it give Kansas Speedway a second Sprint Cup date in 2011. An ISC spokesman said the ... ISC petitions NASCAR for 2nd race at Kansas Speedway in 2011 The Canadian Press

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