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formal language

formal language noun: a set of finite strings (called words) made of symbols (from a finite set of symbols, called an alphabet).

Noun

formal language (plural formal languages)

  1. A set of finite strings (called words) made of symbols (from a finite set of symbols, called an alphabet).

formal language meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

formal language in Hindi

set of finite strings
औपचारिक भाषा aupcārik bhāṣā

formal language in Tamil

முறையான மொழி

formal language in Arabic

set of finite strings
لُغَة رَسْمِيَّة luḡa rasmiyya, لُغَة مُتَصَرِّفَة luḡa mutaṣarrifa, لُغَة صُورِيَّة luḡa ṣūriyya

formal language in Indonesian

set of finite strings
bahasa formal
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formal language in Thai
ภาษาแบบแผน paa-sǎa-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛn
formal language in Vietnamese
ngôn ngữ hình thức, ký ngữ hình thức

Forms of formal language

pluralformal languages

Questions about formal language

What does formal language mean?
Formal language means a set of finite strings (called words) made of symbols (from a finite set of symbols, called an alphabet).
What is formal language in Hindi?
Formal language in Hindi is औपचारिक भाषा (aupcārik bhāṣā). See Formal language meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is formal language?
Formal language is a noun.
What is the plural of formal language?
The plural of formal language is formal languages.

Words near formal language in the dictionary

  1. formal grammars
  2. formal hall
  3. formal halls
  4. formal heresies
  5. formal heresy
  6. formal language
  7. formal languages
  8. formal logic
  9. formal logics
  10. formal ontologies
  11. formal ontology

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