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formal science

formal science noun: a study that is concerned with theoretical formal systems, such as logic, mathematics, systems theory and the theoretical branches of computer science, information theory, statistics, and linguistics.

Noun

formal science (plural formal sciences)

  1. A study that is concerned with theoretical formal systems, such as logic, mathematics, systems theory and the theoretical branches of computer science, information theory, statistics, and linguistics.

Forms of formal science

pluralformal sciences

Questions about formal science

What does formal science mean?
Formal science means a study that is concerned with theoretical formal systems, such as logic, mathematics, systems theory and the theoretical branches of computer science, information theory, statistics, and linguistics.
What part of speech is formal science?
Formal science is a noun.
What is the plural of formal science?
The plural of formal science is formal sciences.

Words near formal science in the dictionary

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

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