well-formed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers: A word, phrase, or sentence that is correctly structured according to the established grammatical rules of a language.
- Properly or correctly formed: Having a correct, logical, or acceptable structure.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The student wrote a well-formed sentence using the new vocabulary.
- A well-formed argument is clear and easy to follow.
- The parser checks if the computer code is well-formed before executing it.
Advanced Usage
- In Linguistics and Computing: The term is frequently used in technical contexts.
- In linguistics, it describes utterances that are grammatically correct.
- Chomsky's theory distinguishes between well-formed and ill-formed syntactic structures.
- In computer science (e.g., XML, HTML), it describes data that follows all the syntax rules.
- A well-formed XML document must have a single root element and properly nested tags.
Variants and Related Words
- Ill-formed (adj): The opposite of well-formed; not conforming to grammatical or structural rules.
- The program returned an error due to ill-formed input.
- Grammatical (adj): Related in meaning, specifically concerning grammar.
- Syntax (n): The set of rules that defines the structure of well-formed sentences in a language.
Synonyms
- Grammatical
- Correct
- Proper
- Valid (especially in computing contexts)
Antonyms
- Ill-formed
- Ungrammatical
- Incorrect
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Well-formedness (n): The quality or state of being well-formed.
- The well-formedness of the statement was verified by the editor.
- Well-formed formula (WFF): A specific term in logic and mathematics for a correctly constructed expression.
- In propositional logic, 'P ∧ Q' is a well-formed formula.
Adjective
- conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers
- spoke in grammatical sentences