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formal system

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noun

  1. Also called: formal theory, formal calculus. logic an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system Compare formal language

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It is still too early to say whether there will be a more formal system for ships to seek guidance on whether they can cross the Strait of Hormuz, maritime analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

In a separate motion, which also passed unanimously, Park called for establishing a formal system in which DWP provides the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

Dr Brandenburg explains that in Germany there is no formal system for creating a coalition.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021

The revelation is that corporate America is built less on a formal system of laws and rules and norms than on an elaborate and expensive set of mechanisms for getting around that formal system.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2018

He followed out the material, as distinct from the formal, system of the Kantian philosophy, and strove to develop it.

From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Adam Storey Farrar

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