Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-formed formula

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: well--formed -for-mu-la
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statement that is expressed in a valid, syntactically correct manner.

Example Sentences

"This program works correctly on all well-formed formulas but it blows up on illegal input."

Inflected Forms

well-formed formulas (plural) well-formed formulae (plural)

Phrases

well-posed

Frequently Paired Words

well-posed

Synonyms

wff

Questions

What does well-formed formula mean?: A statement that is expressed in a valid, syntactically correct manner.

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