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Wiktionary
n. the act of formalizing something
WordNet
n. the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) [syn: formalisation]
Wikipedia
Formalization may refer to
- formal system in formal logic
- drafting formal specifications
- a process enhancing bureaucracy in sociology
Usage examples of "formalization".
But she had allowed no formalization of the attributes of the Goddess and the Father of Storms, and no rituals other than the ancient ones of Naming, Choosing, and Burning.
This may not be entirely true, I realize, for Red Cloud's people undoubtedly do have a body of beliefs and a pattern of attitude that should be called religion, although as I understand it, it is not formalized, but is highly personal—which probably makes for a better practice and more common sense than the empty formalizations that other religions had become.
But Koch's Postulates are simply a formalization of commonsense logic, not a statement about microbes per se.