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Noun: formalization  ,for-mu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,for-mu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. 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