Form (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Form is the shape
, visual appearance
, or configuration
of an object.
Form may also refer to:
Shape
The shape of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material...
, visual appearance
Visual appearance
The visual appearance of objects is given by the way in which they reflect and transmit light. The color of objects is determined by the parts of the spectrum of light that are reflected or transmitted without being absorbed...
, or configuration
Configuration (geometry)
In mathematics, specifically projective geometry, a configuration in the plane consists of a finite set of points, and a finite arrangement of lines, such that each point is incident to the same number of lines and each line is incident to the same number of points.Although certain specific...
of an object.
Form may also refer to:
- Form, a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass used by a hareHareHares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
- Form (document)Form (document)A form is a document with spaces in which to write or select, for a series of documents with similar contents. The documents usually have the printed parts in common, possibly except for a serial number...
, a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter data - Form (education)Form (education)A form is a class or grouping of students in a school. The term is used predominantly in the United Kingdom, although some schools, mostly private, in other countries also use the title...
, a class, set or group of students - Form (exercise)Form (exercise)Form is a specific way of performing a movement, often a strength training exercise, to avoid injury, prevent cheating and increase strength.-'Proper form':Exercises or drills in sport have a recognized way of performing the movements that have two purposes:...
, a proper way of performing an exercise - Form (horse racing)Form (horse racing)----In horse racing, the form of a horse is a record of significant events including its performance in previous races. The form may identify the horse's sire, dam and wider pedigree...
, a record of a racehorse's performance, or similarly for an athlete - Form, a criminal recordCriminal recordA criminal record is a record of a person's criminal history, generally used by potential employers, lenders etc. to assess his or her trustworthiness. The information included in a criminal record varies between countries and even between jurisdictions within a country...
- Form, a font designed by Aldo NovareseAldo NovareseAldo Novarese was an Italian type designer who lived and worked mostly in Turin where he produced an impressive number of unique designs.-Training and Career:...
(1966) - Form (religion)Form (religion)In academic discussions of organized religion, the term form is sometimes used to describe prescriptions or norms on religious practice.-Christian forms:...
, an academic term for prescriptions or norms on religious practice - Musical formMusical formThe term musical form refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections...
, a generic type of composition or the structure of a particular piece - FORMFORMFORM is the bimonthly membership magazine of the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles , and is published in Glendale, California by Balcony Media, Inc. The magazine was launched in 2007, and covers modern design and architecture...
, an American architecture magazine
Mathematics
- Algebraic form (homogeneous polynomialHomogeneous polynomialIn mathematics, a homogeneous polynomial is a polynomial whose monomials with nonzero coefficients all have thesame total degree. For example, x^5 + 2 x^3 y^2 + 9 x y^4 is a homogeneous polynomial...
), which generalises quadratic forms to degrees 3 and more, also known as quantics or simply forms - Bilinear form, on a vector space V over a field F is a mapping V × V → F that is linear in both arguments
- Differential formDifferential formIn the mathematical fields of differential geometry and tensor calculus, differential forms are an approach to multivariable calculus that is independent of coordinates. Differential forms provide a better definition for integrands in calculus...
, a concept from differential topology that combines multilinear forms and smooth functions. - Indeterminate formIndeterminate formIn calculus and other branches of mathematical analysis, an indeterminate form is an algebraic expression obtained in the context of limits. Limits involving algebraic operations are often performed by replacing subexpressions by their limits; if the expression obtained after this substitution...
, an algebraic expression that cannot be used to evaluate a limit - Modular formModular formIn mathematics, a modular form is a analytic function on the upper half-plane satisfying a certain kind of functional equation and growth condition. The theory of modular forms therefore belongs to complex analysis but the main importance of the theory has traditionally been in its connections...
, a (complex) analytic function on the upper half plane satisfying a certain kind of functional equation and growth condition - Multilinear form, which generalises bilinear forms to mappings VN → F
- Quadratic formQuadratic formIn mathematics, a quadratic form is a homogeneous polynomial of degree two in a number of variables. For example,4x^2 + 2xy - 3y^2\,\!is a quadratic form in the variables x and y....
, a homogeneous polynomial of degree two in a number of variables
Biology
- Form (botany)Form (botany)In botanical nomenclature, a form is one of the "secondary" taxonomic ranks, below that of variety, which in turn is below that of species; it is an infraspecific taxon...
, a formal taxon at a rank lower than species - Form (zoology), informal taxa used sometimes in zoology
Computing
- Form (web)Form (web)A webform on a web page allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing. Webforms resemble paper or database forms because internet users fill out the forms using checkboxes, radio buttons, or text fields...
, a document form used on a web page to, typically, submit user data to a server - Form (programming)Form (programming)In component-based programming , a form is an easy way to create a GUI window. A form contains components and controls, which are a high-level representation of standard GUI widgets; it's easier to manipulate the high-level wrappers than to deal with the underlying API.At design time, visual...
, a component-based representation of a GUI window - FORM (symbolic manipulation system)FORM (symbolic manipulation system)FORM is a symbolic manipulation system. It reads text files containing definitions of mathematical expressions as well as statements that tell it how to manipulate these expressions...
, a program for symbolic computations - Form (computer virus)Form (computer virus)Form was a boot sector virus isolated in Switzerland in the summer of 1990 which became very common worldwide. The origin of Form is widely listed as Switzerland, but this may be an assumption based on its isolation locale...
, the most common computer virus of the 1990s - Oracle FormsOracle FormsOracle Forms is a software product for creating screens that interact with an Oracle database. It has an IDE including an object navigator, property sheet and code editor that uses PL/SQL. It was originally developed to run server-side in character mode terminal sessions. It was ported to other...
, a Rapid Application Development environment for developing database applications - Windows FormsWindows FormsWindows Forms is the name given to the graphical application programming interface included as a part of Microsoft .NET Framework, providing access to native Microsoft Windows interface elements by wrapping the extant Windows API in managed code...
- XFormsXFormsXForms is an XML format for the specification of a data processing model for XML data and user interface for the XML data, such as web forms...
, an XML format for the specification of user interfaces, specifically web forms - Trapcode Form, a motion graphic editing plug-in from Red Giant SoftwareRed Giant SoftwareRed Giant Software sells digital video plug-ins for compositing software and NLEs such as Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Nuke and Sony Vegas....
Martial arts
- KataKatais a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practised either solo or in pairs. The term form is used for the corresponding concept in non-Japanese martial arts in general....
(型 or 形), the detailed pattern of defence-and-attack - Taeguk (Taekwondo)Taeguk (Taekwondo)Taegeuk refers to a set of poomsae used to create a foundation for the teaching of Taekwondo. A pumsae, or form, is represented by 形 or 型 and is a detailed pattern of defense-and-attack motions and techniques used in traditional martial arts...
(형), the "forms" used to create a foundation for the teaching of Taekwondo - TaoluWushu (sport)The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...
(套路), forms used in Chinese martial arts and sport wushu
Philosophy
- Substantial formSubstantial formA theory of substantial forms asserts that forms organize matter and make it intelligible. Substantial forms are the source of properties, order, unity, identity, and information about objects....
- Theory of FormsTheory of FormsPlato's theory of Forms or theory of Ideas asserts that non-material abstract forms , and not the material world of change known to us through sensation, possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality. When used in this sense, the word form is often capitalized...
- Value-formValue-formThe value-form or form of value is a concept in Karl Marx’s critique of the political economy. It refers to a socially attributed characteristic of a commodity which contrasts with its tangible use-value or utility .The concept is introduced in the first chapter of Das Kapital where Marx argues...
, an approach to understanding the origins of commodity trade and the formation of markets. - Argument form, aka Logical form or Test form - replacing the different words, or sentences, that make up the argument with letters, along the lines of algebra; the letters represent logical variables.
See also
- FormworkFormworkFormwork is the term given to either temporary or permanent molds into which concrete or similar materials are poured. In the context of concrete construction, the falsework supports the shuttering moulds.-Formwork and concrete form types:...
, a mould used for concrete construction - Isoform, several different forms of the same protein
- Sixth formSixth formIn the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, an English term for the final two years of secondary school - The Forms (band)The Forms (band)The Forms are an American indie rock band from Queens, New York, whose style incorporates aspects of math rock, dream pop, and emo. The band members include Alex Tween and Matt Walsh .-History:...
, an American indie rock band - Formation (disambiguation)
- Formula (disambiguation)Formula (disambiguation)Formula, in mathematics, an entity constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language.Formula may also refer to:...
- Conformity (disambiguation)
- Deformation (disambiguation)
- Inform (disambiguation)
- Reform (disambiguation)Reform (disambiguation)Reform is beneficial change.Reform may also refer to:*Reformed theology, the theological tradition of Calvinism*Reform, Alabama, an American town*Reform, Mississippi*Reform , an evangelical organisation within Anglicanism...