 ##  [Formal Semantics](/index.php/formal-semantics) 

  ##  [Formal Semantics](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/formal-semantics-0) 

  
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**Humanities &amp; Arts Dictionary**

 
Definition

The application of formal languages, model‑theoretic structures and rigorous composition rules to represent, specify and evaluate the meanings and truth‑conditions of linguistic or logical expressions; typically assumes a mapping from syntactic forms to semantic values within an explicitly defined model and relies on principles such as compositionality.