(uncountable) Formalin. / An acetal formed from formaldehyde.

In a formal manner. / In accordance with official procedure. / In accordance with rigorous rules.

The act of formalizing something.

plural of formality

To give something a definite form; to shape. / To give something a formal or official standing. / To act with formality.

Quality of being formal.

One who or that which formalizes.

plural of formalizer

(grammar) A case in Hungarian that combines the essive case and the formal case, and it can express position, task, state (e.g. "as a tourist") or manner (e.g. "like a hunted animal").

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