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formalism 
  n 
1 scrupulous or excessive adherence to outward form at the expense of inner reality or content 
2 
a the mathematical or logical structure of a scientific argument as distinguished from its subject matter 
b the notation, and its structure, in which information is expressed 
3  (Theatre) a stylized mode of production 
4 (in Marxist criticism) excessive concern with artistic technique at the expense of social values, etc. 
5 the philosophical theory that a mathematical statement has no meaning but that its symbols, regarded as physical objects, exhibit a structure that has useful applications 
 Compare  →  logicism  →  intuitionism 
♦  formalist  n 
♦  formalistic    adj 
♦  formalistically  adv