Formalism

/fˈɔːməlˌɪzəm/

/ˈfɔɹməˌɫɪzəm/

Formalism

an artistic or literary style that considers the rules and proper arrangement of the elements as being the most fundamental factor in comparison with expressing feelings or meaning

antonyms : imitation

the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

(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

Examples

1. One is formalism, trust formalism.

2. We also developed some formalism.

3. And this phenomenon of relaxation requires the formalism of the master equation.

4. One is formalism, trust formalism.

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