formism

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noun

The philosophy of forms.

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Meanings

nounformism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe philosophy of forms.

    The worldview of formism is based on the assumption that objects (or concepts) can be categorized with discrete boundaries based on their assigned definition or similarity to a prototype.

    2010, Benjamin Robert Forsyth, The Influence of Worldviews on Selective Recall from Texts about History and Physics, page 11

Origin

form + -ism

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APA

formism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formism

MLA

“formism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formism.

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