Formalism - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfɔːrməlɪzəm|
Brit.
|ˈfɔːm(ə)lɪz(ə)m|
noun
- the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
- the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
- the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
Word forms
noun
singular: formalist
plural: formalists
singular: formalist
plural: formalists
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