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Formalism or formalization is the activity or its product which rigorously follows a set/system of rules previously defined and usually known.

It can refer to a set of beliefs in philosophy, art, literature, or music.

• Formalism (art)
• Formalism (film)
• Formalism (law)
• Formalism (literature)
• Formalism (music)
• Formalism (mathematics), see Philosophy of mathematics.
• Formalism (philosophy)
• Russian formalism

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