postformal

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adjective

Following the formal operational stage (the last of Jean Piaget's four stages of human cognitive development), and involving more complex forms of thinking such as self-reference, pragmatism, and acceptance of paradoxes.

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Meanings

adjectivepostformal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesFollowing the formal operational stage (the last of Jean Piaget's four stages of human cognitive development), and involving more complex forms of thinking such as self-reference, pragmatism, and acceptance of paradoxes.

Origin

From post- + formal.

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APA

postformal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postformal

MLA

“postformal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postformal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postformal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postformal.

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