Formal Infrasciences

The branch of infrascience that examines the infrastructure underlying the formal sciences—logic, mathematics, systems theory, and related fields that study formal structures rather than empirical phenomena. Formal infrasciences investigate the foundational systems, structures, and conditions that make formal inquiry possible: logical infrastructure (rules of inference, proof systems) that enables deductive reasoning; conceptual infrastructure (definitions, axioms, frameworks) that provides foundations; computational infrastructure (formal systems, algorithms, software) that extends formal capabilities; notational infrastructure (symbol systems, languages) that enables formal expression; and institutional infrastructure (departments, journals, conferences) that supports formal research. Formal infrasciences reveal that even the most abstract formal systems depend on infrastructure—that logic doesn't float free but is practiced by communities using tools developed over centuries, and understanding formal science requires understanding this infrastructure.

Example: "His formal infrasciences research examined how the development of computer proof assistants is transforming mathematical practice—not by replacing human reasoning, but by providing infrastructure that extends what humans can prove. New tools, new proofs, new mathematics."

by Abzugal March 16, 2026

Formal Metasciences

The systematic study of the formal sciences themselves—a second-order discipline that takes logic, mathematics, systems theory, and related fields as its objects of inquiry. Formal metasciences ask meta-level questions about formal knowledge: How do formal scientists know what they claim to know? What methods do different formal disciplines use? How does formal knowledge change over time? How do social, cultural, and institutional contexts shape formal science? What are the limits of formal understanding? Formal metasciences are the formal sciences reflecting on themselves—the attempt to understand what formal science is, what it can achieve, and how it relates to other forms of knowledge. They're essential for formal science to be self-aware rather than merely practiced, for formal scientists to understand their own activities rather than just engaging in them.

Example: "Her formal metasciences research examined how Gödel's incompleteness theorems transformed logic's understanding of itself—showing that formal systems have inherent limits, and that the dream of complete, consistent foundations for mathematics is impossible. Logic studying itself discovered its own boundaries."

by Abzugal March 16, 2026

Formally Twitter

When an online platform or content goes through enshittification and becomes fascist at the same time.

Like how Twitter became X after Elon Musk bought it, I.E. "formally Twitter."

Please don't formally Twitter Bluesky.

by MJ's Left Kidney April 30, 2025

Forealness

when someone is telling the truth about something awesome. ( for real + awesomeness)

that cookie tasted so good forealness!

by kameronbankz May 23, 2025

Formals

an evening gown.

"cocktail parties every night so the ladies can show off their formals"

by Arminkshipper June 30, 2025

Formal

an occasion on which evening dress is worn.

"the college will be hosting their annual formal on February 6"

by Arminkshipper June 30, 2025

Formal goonology

Formal Goonology is not just about “gooning”, Formal Goonology is the evolved, intellectual form of it. It turns focus and obsession into a disciplined science. It studies how the human mind reacts to intensity, fixation, and altered states of concentration, blending psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. Unlike casual gooning, it’s not about indulgence, it’s about analyzing and mastering the mechanisms behind it. In short, Formal Goonology is where instinct meets intellect, turning raw human fixation into structured understanding.

Formal goonology is the is the best study course to take in college

by Goonologist October 24, 2025