Antiformalism vs. Formalism

Antiformalismnoun

Opposition to formalism

Formalismnoun

Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.

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(computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.

Formalismnoun

(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.

Formalismnoun

(music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.

Formalismnoun

A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.

Formalismnoun

A formal expression of a grammar; a formal grammar; a set of rules of syntax that, without reference to semantics, determine whether a sequence of symbols is a well-formed sentence in a given formal language.

Formalismnoun

The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion.

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the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

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(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

Formalismnoun

the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms