FORMALISM - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
Categories: Doctrine, Philosophy, Philosophical system, School of thought, Ism
Meaning 2
Part of speech: 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
Categories: Philosophical doctrine, Philosophical theory
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
Categories: Practice, Pattern
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formal – A related word in the same word family.
ism – A related word in the same word family.
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