Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

formal science

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: for-mal -science
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

formal sciences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quasiscience natural science versus social science hard science versus soft science

Questions

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

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