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  1. formalism:


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Detailed Synonyms for formalism in English

formalism:

formalism [the ~] noun

  1. the formalism
    the formalism
  2. the formalism
    – the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms 1
    the formalism
    – the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms 1
  3. the formalism
    – the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented 1
    the formalism
    – the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented 1
  4. the formalism
    – (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 1
    the formalism
    – (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 1

Related Words for "formalism":

  • formalisms

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Related Definitions for "formalism":

  1. the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms1
  2. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented1
  3. (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 applications1