Meanings
nounwell-formed formula (plural well-formed formulas or well-formed formulae)
plural well-formed formulas · plural well-formed formulae
- human sciencesA statement that is expressed in a valid, syntactically correct manner.
This program works correctly on all well-formed formulas but it blows up on illegal input.
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