Look up: formal

1. formal
   [adj] - characteristic of or befitting a person in authority 2. [adj] - logically deductive 3. [adj] - (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms 4. [adj] - being in accord with established...
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2. formal
   component of an originator/recipient(O/R)descriptor which identifies the user or distibution list(DL)in question.One of its O/R names Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the study of the structure and form of a valid argument without regard to the meaning o...
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3. Formal
   For'mal (fôr'm a l) noun [ Latin form ic + al cohol.] (Chemistry) See Methylal .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/64
   
   
4. Formal
   Form'al (fôrm' a l) adjective [ Latin formalis : confer French formel .] 1. Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. 2. Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as disti...
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5. formal
   adjective logically deductive; `formal proof`
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6. formal
   adjective characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; `formal duties`; `an official banquet`
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7. Formal
   • (n.) See Methylal. • (a.) Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. • (a.) Sound; normal. • (a.) Belonging ...
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8. FORMAL
   1. FORmula MAnipulation Language. An early Fortran extension for symbolic mathematics. ['FORMAL, A Formula Manipulation Language', C.K. Mesztenyi, Computer Note CN-1, CS Dept, U Maryland (Jan 1971)]. 2. A data manipulation language for nonprogrammers from IBM LASC. ['FORMAL: A Forms-Oriented and Vi...
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9. formal
   the active or subjective aspect of something-that is, the aspect which is based on the rational activity of the subject. (Cf. material.)
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10. Formal
    1. In the traditional use: valid independently of the specific subject-mattei; having a merely logical meaning (see Meaning. Kinds of, 3). 2. Narrower sense, in modern logic: independent of, without reference to meaning (compare Semiotic, 3). -- R.C.
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11. Formal
    `Formal,` (adj.) relating to an established procedure or set of specific behaviors. For other uses of `form` see Form (disambiguation)<p> For other uses of `formalism` see Formalism (disambiguation)<p> Formal may also refer to:<p> Logic and mathematics: Linguistics: Chemistry: Computer science:
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12. Formal
    (university) `Formal Hall` or `Formal Meal` is the meal held at some of the oldest (arguably with a strong academic tradition), universities in the United Kingdom at which students dress in formal attire and often gowns to dine. These are held commonly in the colleges of, for examples, Oxford...
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