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well-formedness

well-formedness noun: the property of being well-formed.

Noun

well-formedness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being well-formed.

Antonyms of well-formedness

Forms of well-formedness

alternative formwellformedness

Origin of well-formedness

From well-formed + -ness.

Words formed from well-formedness

Questions about well-formedness

What does well-formedness mean?
Well-formedness means the property of being well-formed.
What part of speech is well-formedness?
Well-formedness is a noun.

Words near well-formedness in the dictionary

  1. well-fixed
  2. well-formed
  3. well-formed formula
  4. well-formed formulae
  5. well-formed formulas
  6. well-formedness
  7. well-formedness rules
  8. well-found
  9. well-founded
  10. well-foundedness
  11. well-furnished

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