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applicationism

applicationism noun: a tendency to view situations as problems to be solved by applying a certain theory or technique.

Noun

applicationism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency to view situations as problems to be solved by applying a certain theory or technique.

Origin of applicationism

From application + -ism.

Questions about applicationism

What does applicationism mean?
Applicationism means a tendency to view situations as problems to be solved by applying a certain theory or technique.
What part of speech is applicationism?
Applicationism is a noun.

Words near applicationism in the dictionary

  1. application protocol data unit
  2. application protocol data units
  3. application software
  4. application-specific
  5. applicational
  6. applicationism
  7. applicationist
  8. applicationists
  9. applications
  10. applications program
  11. applications programs

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