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formal system

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The grouping of a formal language and a set of inference rules and/or axioms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: formeel systeem — combination of formal language and inference rules
  • German: formales System — combination of formal language and inference rules
  • Greek: τυπικό σύστημα (typikó sýstima) — combination of formal language and inference rules
  • Japanese: 形式的体系 (keishiki-teki-taikei) — combination of formal language and inference rules
  • Japanese: 形式体系 (keishiki-taikei) — combination of formal language and inference rules
  • Persian: سیستم صوری — combination of formal language and inference rules
  • Russian: формальная систе́ма (formalʹnaja sistéma) — combination of formal language and inference rules