Noun: formalization ,for-mu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,for-mu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
"The formalization of the theory made it more rigorous";
- formalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: formalizations
Type of: rationalisation [Brit], rationalization, systematisation [Brit], systematization
Encyclopedia: Formalization