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Formalization

The process of translating informal mathematical or scientific arguments into a formally verifiable language where every logical step must be machine-checkable. What Tooby-Smith did to the 2006 physics paper. The higher standard that revealed the error peer review missed

— defined in 160th Edition, May 10, 2026
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Defined 160th EditionW20 · May 10, 2026