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formal parameters

formal parameters is the plural of formal parameter.

Meaning of formal parameter

Noun

formal parameter (plural formal parameters)

  1. An abstract representation, typically including a name and a type, of a parameter expected to be passed to a method or function.

Questions about formal parameters

What is formal parameters the plural of?
Formal parameters is the plural of formal parameter.

Words near formal parameters in the dictionary

  1. formal logic
  2. formal logics
  3. formal ontologies
  4. formal ontology
  5. formal parameter
  6. formal parameters
  7. formal power series
  8. formal science
  9. formal sciences
  10. formal semantics
  11. formal sociology

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