(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.

Alternative spelling of back-formation.

A standard format for citing information from any source.

(computing) A scientific notation for floating point numbers in which e.g. 51.75 would be represented as .5175E+02 (meaning .5175 × 10²)

plural of back-formation

Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli

plural of back formation

(logic) Any of a set of rules used to construct well-formed formulas of a formal language.

plural of formation rule

A new formation (a subsequent coming together of the elements of a former grouping)