ALL meanings of formalism
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F f - noun formalism strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art. 1
- noun formalism Religion. strong attachment to external forms and observances. 1
- noun formalism Ethics. a doctrine that acts are in themselves right or wrong regardless of consequences. 1
- noun formalism Logic, Mathematics. a doctrine, which evolved from a proposal of David Hilbert, that mathematics, including the logic used in proofs, can be based on the formal manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning. 1
- noun formalism Excessive adherence to prescribed forms. 1
- noun formalism Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc. 0
- noun formalism (computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory. 0
- noun formalism (literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception. 0
- noun formalism (music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism. 0
- noun formalism (mathematics, physics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect. 0
- uncountable noun formalism Formalism is a style, especially in art, in which great attention is paid to the outward form or appearance rather than to the inner reality or significance of things. 0
- noun formalism scrupulous or excessive adherence to outward form at the expense of inner reality or content 0
- noun formalism the mathematical or logical structure of a scientific argument as distinguished from its subject matter 0
- noun formalism the notation, and its structure, in which information is expressed 0
- noun formalism a stylized mode of production 0
- noun formalism (in Marxist criticism) excessive concern with artistic technique at the expense of social values, etc 0
- noun formalism the philosophical theory that a mathematical statement has no meaning but that its symbols, regarded as physical objects, exhibit a structure that has useful applications 0
- noun formalism strict or excessive attention to or insistence on outward forms, as in art, or established traditions, as in religion 0
- noun formalism an instance of this 0