formalism
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
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- doctrine hypernym
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- imitation antonym
- formalized derivation
Sense 2 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
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- philosophical doctrine hypernym
Related & opposite
- formalized derivation
- philosophy domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
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- practice hypernym
Related & opposite
- formalized derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | imitation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | formalized |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | formalized |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | philosophy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | philosophical doctrine |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | formalized |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | practice |