ratio formalis

noun

the formal grounds for something; the essential attributes of matter as they appear in the mind or in a definition.

OriginLatin ratiō →
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Meanings

nounratio formalis (plural rationes formales)

plural rationes formales

  1. human sciencesthe formal grounds for something; the essential attributes of matter as they appear in the mind or in a definition.

Origin

  1. Latinratiō“reason”
  2. Englishratio formalis

From Latin ratiō (“reason”) + fōrmālis (“formal”).

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APA

ratio formalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratio%20formalis

MLA

“ratio formalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratio%20formalis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratio formalis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratio%20formalis.

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