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Formal System.
Formal System - as a noun
(logic and mathematics) abstract, theoretical organization of terms and implicit relationships that is used as a tool for the analysis of the concept of deduction.
Example: "A formal system is said to be recursive (i.e. effective) if the set of axioms and the set of inference rules are decidable sets or semidecidable sets, according to context."
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
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Example Sentences
"A formal system is a set of well-defined rules and symbols used to manipulate those rules."
"Mathematics is an example of a formal system."
"In logic, a formal system consists of a formal language and a set of inference rules."
"One fundamental property of a formal system is that it can be proven consistent."
"The rules of a formal system must be explicit and unambiguous."
