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formalism
noun(for-mal-ism)
(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
formalism
noun(for-mal-ism)
the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
Antonyms: imitation,
formalism
noun(for-mal-ism)
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

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