Formalisation (Noun)
Meaning
The act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The formalisation of language can be seen in the development of prescriptive grammar rules.
- The process of formalisation allows for rigorous mathematical analysis of previously informal concepts.
- She explored the formalisation of linguistic theories through the use of probabilistic models.
- The discovery of a formalisation of intuitionist logic by Heyting in 1930 was a major milestone in the field.
- The formalisation of arguments and techniques has become an essential part of modern mathematical discourse.