formalism English

Meaning formalism meaning

What does formalism mean?

formalism

— noun the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

— noun (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

— noun the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

Synonyms formalism synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as formalism?

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scientific notation

formality

bureaucracy

officialism