FORMALISM
Scrabble letter values: F4O1R1M3A1L1I1S1M3 = 16
Definition
- noun the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented.
- 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.
- noun the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms.