formal expression
Ceremonial language use
A formal expression is a phrase or statement following established conventions, often used in official, ceremonial, or professional contexts.
Legal documents contain formal expressions like hereby and whereas.
In mathematics and logic, a formal expression is a string of symbols constructed according to precise syntactic rules: The equation is a formal expression of the relationship between variables.
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- mathematicalOf or involving computation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- declarationFormal public announcement
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formal expressioncasual speech
Unstudied everyday language
informal language · slang · vernacular · common parlance · vulgar language
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Unscripted speech or remark
stream of consciousness · free association · blurting out · thinking aloud · rough draft
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