Associations to the word «Formalism»
Noun
- Hilbert
- Relativity
- Calculus
- Mechanics
- Automaton
- Integral
- Tensor
- Grammar
- Semantics
- Np
- Equivalence
- Syntax
- Predicate
- Logic
- Realism
- Axiom
- Modernism
- Ontology
- Einstein
- Algebra
- Semantic
- Lambda
- Formulation
- Aesthetics
- Linguistics
- Kant
- Generalization
- Neumann
- Equation
- Notation
- Abstraction
- Matrix
- Optic
- Jurisprudence
- Dev
- Constraint
- Vector
- Mechanic
- Modeling
- Matrice
- Unification
- Optics
- Mathematic
- Verification
- Symmetry
- Curvature
- Newman
- Excitation
- Representation
- Geometry
- Phonology
- Computation
- Theory
- Bose
- Fourier
- Dependency
- Operator
- Inference
- Linguistic
- Theorem
- Entropy
- Schema
- Symbolism
Adjective
- Quantum
- Mathematical
- Syntactic
- Expressive
- Algebraic
- Scattering
- Rigorous
- Semantic
- Computational
- Conceptual
- Linguistic
- Canonical
- Modernist
- Abstract
- Aesthetic
- Logical
- Geometric
- Null
- Lexical
- Theoretical
- Euclidean
- Formal
- Poetic
- Qualitative
- Adaptive
- Modular
- Finite
- Ethical
- Methodological
- Grammatical
- Differential
- Topological
- Graphical
- Normative
Wiktionary
FORMALISM, noun. Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
FORMALISM, noun. (computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
FORMALISM, noun. (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.
FORMALISM, noun. (music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.
FORMALISM, noun. (mathematics) (physics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
Dictionary definition
FORMALISM, noun. The doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented.
FORMALISM, 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.
FORMALISM, noun. The practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.