" Formal axiology, the attempt to lay out principles regarding value with mathematical rigor, is exemplified by Robert S. Hartman's Science of Value.

Formal mathematics is based on provable truth.

Formal planned experimentation is often used in evaluating physical objects, chemical formulations, structures, components, and materials.

* Formal self-insurance is the deliberate decision to pay for otherwise insurable losses out of one's own money.

Formal definitions of language is commonly used in formal logic, and in formal theories of grammar and in applied computational linguistics.

Scotist realism argues that in a thing there is no real distinction between the essence and the existence, instead there is only a Formal distinction.

Formal methods is the term applied to the analysis of software ( and computer hardware ) whose results are obtained purely through the use of rigorous mathematical methods.

Formal documentation of some of the EMP damage in Kazakhstan exists but is still sparse in the open scientific literature.

Formal fallacies occur when there is a problem with the form, or structure, of the argument.

* Formal Pragmatics, the study of those aspects of meaning and use, for which context of use is an important factor, by using the methods and goals of formal semantics.

Formal public institutions require social capital in order to function properly, and while it is possible to have too much social capital ( resulting in rapid changes and excessive regulation ), it is decidedly worse to have too little.

* 630 Formal pederasty is introduced, first in Crete, as a means of population control and an educational modality

Formal transfer of the ship to the prospective commanding officer is done by the Chief of Naval Operations or his representative.

Formal law regulates the procedure ; delegation is possible.

Formal law regulates changes in their boundaries, delegation is allowed ( Subarticle 2 ).

Formal innovation characterised Mon oncle d ' Amérique ( My American Uncle ) ( 1980 ) in which the theories of the neurobiologist Henri Laborit about animal behaviour are juxtaposed with three interwoven fictional stories ; and a further counterpoint to the fictional characters is provided by the inclusion of film extracts of the classic French film actors with whom they identify.

Formal discipline is administered by congregation elders.

The preprandial grace is read by the Bible Clerk at Formal Hall.

Grace is said by a scholar of the college at Formal Hall ( the second, more elaborate sitting of dinner ).

Unlike many other Oxford colleges, the same menu is served to all members of college and there is no High Table apart from at Formal Halls.

The usual grace given before Formal Hall is Benedictus, Benedicat per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum ( Blessed is He and may he bless food through Jesus Christ Our Lord ) to which the assembly responds Amen.

Formal instruction was also very popular ; however, the number of people educated using a planned curriculum at home dropped as public education grew in popularity during the 1900s.

Formal publication did not occur, however, until Smith's presentation went to print in 1811.

Formal differences between Peninsular and American Spanish are remarkably few, and someone who has learned the dialect of one area will have no difficulties using reasonably formal speech in the other ; however, pronunciation does vary, as well as grammar and vocabulary.

Formal relations however were not established until January 10, 1984 when the delegation was elevated to the rank of nunciature.

Formal accreditation of a caucus gives it a status equivalent to that of an accredited state party, except that each state party has two or more votes on the National Committee, while each caucus has only one.

Formal standardization efforts proceeded at the same time.

Other commentators place the Holocene – Anthropocene boundary at the industrial revolution while also saying that " Formal adoption of this term in the near future will largely depend on its utility, particularly to earth scientists working on late Holocene successions.

Formal tests were done on test pad at Langley and at Wallops Island using the Little Joe and Big Joe rockets.

Formal efforts backed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service began to save the red wolf from extinction in 1973 when a captive breeding program was established at the Point Defiance Zoological Gardens, Tacoma, Washington.

Formal schools have existed at least since ancient Greece ( see Academy ), ancient Rome ( see Education in Ancient Rome ) ancient India ( see Gurukul ), and ancient China ( see History of education in China ).

* Formal fuzzy logic-article at Citizendium

Typically, at " Formal Hall ", gowns are worn for dinner during the evening, whereas for " informal Hall " they are not.

Formal discussions for a spring offensive near Arras began following a conference of corps commanders held at British First Army Headquarters on 21 November 1916.

It is read before every Formal Hall, which is held Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at Univ.

Formal proceedings start at 7. 30am with the gathering of up to 250 horses waiting for the courier to arrive and announce that the Pursuivant is on his way, and at 8. 00am leave the Midsteeple and ride out to meet the Pursuivant.

* Formal dealings between Persia and Rome would henceforth be conducted at Nisibis.

Selwyn holds Formal Hall on every Tuesday and Thursday evening during Term at 7: 30 pm with a capacity of 120, tickets for which can be bought by all graduate and undergraduate students for themselves and up to two guests, at a cost of £ 9. 60 each for a three-course meal.

There used to be an additional Formal Hall held on Sunday evenings at least until the early 1990s.

There is also a special, extra Halfway Hall Formal for second-year students to mark the middle of their time as an undergraduate student at the College, and a Christmas Formal for all students at the end of every Michaelmas Term.

Formal proceedings are less likely when a child shows remorse for committing a crime.