How to use formalism in a sentence
13 example sentences · noun
Formalism means strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc. Example: “Heisenberg seems to have been motivated by his intense annoyance that Schrödinger's more intuitive version of quantum theory was more widely accepted than his own, even though both formalisms led to the same results.”
Examples of formalism by meaning
nounA particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
- Heisenberg seems to have been motivated by his intense annoyance that Schrödinger's more intuitive version of quantum theory was more widely accepted than his own, even though both formalisms led to the same results.2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 54
nounA formal expression of a grammar; a formal grammar; a set of rules of syntax that, without reference to semantics...
- Dirac approaches quantum mechanics by means of a so-called symbolic method, the bracket formalism.1986, S. J. L. van Eijndhoven, J. de Graaf, A Mathematical Introduction to Dirac's Formalism, Elsevier (North-Holland), page ix
More sentences with formalism
- Also, it is not clear if the scattering of multiloops in this formalism is truly finite.2021, Michio Kaku, The God Equation. From the entry multiloop
- However, formalism is not the flavor of the month in these posteverything times.1997, Judith Butler, Excitable speech: a politics of the performative, page 222. From the entry posteverything
- But after his period, Goryeo's Buddhism had so rapid a tendency of incantationism and formalism that it was degenerated.2007, Pyŏng-jo Chŏng, History of Korean Buddhism, page 89. From the entry incantationism
- Historically, the formalism which first arose for the material we discuss is that of measured foliations in surfaces.1992, R. C. Penner, Combinatorics of Train Tracks, page 204. From the entry foliation
- The former leads to formalism, the latter to arbitrariness.1981, Paul Tillich, The System of the Sciences According to Objects and Methods, →ISBN. From the entry alogism
- Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.1979, Charles C. Lemert, “Language, Structure, and Measurement: Structuralist Semiotics and Sociology”, in The American Journal of…. From the entry lexicon
- But it strives to elude theoreticity and abstract formalism, and with this has won a third of the world.1979, Alvin W[ard] Gouldner, “Thesis Fifteen: The Political Context”, in The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class: A…. From the entry theoreticity
- Next, applying the same procedure to the resulting gauge-fixed theory, we obtain a theory equivalent to the extended Type I gaugeon formalism..2015, Teijiro Saito, Ryusuke Endo, Hikaru Miura, “Gauge Freedom in Path Integrals in Abelian Gauge Theory”, in arXiv. From the entry gaugeon
- Many formalisms for belief revision use extraneous mechanisms for deciding what beliefs to keep and this makes it harder to iterate the process.2010, Dov M. Gabbay, Franz Guenthner, editors, Handbook of Philosophical Logic, volume 16, page 37. From the entry revision
- At least, without reverting to an aregional formalism, we might begin to enlarge the discussion of the rhetorical properties of western writing.2003, Nathaniel Lewis, Unsettling the Literary West: Authenticity and Authorship, Lincoln, N.E.; London: University of Nebraska Press…. From the entry aregional
- On the other hand, if one eschews the ontological interpretation of the wave function, then “action at a distance” is, at best, descriptive of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics.2022 April 16, Stephen Boughn, “There Is No Spooky Action at a Distance in Quantum Mechanics”, in Entropy, volume 24, number 4, →DOI, page…. From the entry spooky action at a distance
Meaning of formalism
- noun Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
- noun One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
- noun 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.
Questions about formalism in a sentence
- How do you use formalism in a sentence?
- Formalism is used as a noun. For example: “Heisenberg seems to have been motivated by his intense annoyance that Schrödinger's more intuitive version of quantum theory was more widely accepted than his own, even though both formalisms led to the same results.”
- What is a short sentence with formalism?
- “The former leads to formalism, the latter to arbitrariness.”
- What does formalism mean?
- Formalism means strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
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