ratio formalis

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin ratiō (reason) + fōrmālis (formal).

Noun

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ratio formalis (plural rationes formales)

  1. (philosophy, logic) the formal grounds for something; the essential attributes of matter as they appear in the mind or in a definition.