Methodology vs Formalism - What's the difference?
methodology | formalism |
The study of methods used in a field.
(proscribed) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
The implementation of such methods etc.
Strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.
(computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
(literature) 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.
(music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in serialism.
(mathematics, physics) A particular mathematical or scientific theory or description of a given state or effect.
* 2011 , & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe , Allen Lane 2011, p. 54:
As nouns the difference between methodology and formalism
is that methodology is the study of methods used in a field while formalism is strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc.methodology
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(wikipedia methodology) (methodologies)Usage notes
Etymologically, methodology' refers to the ''study'' of methods. Thus the use of '''methodology as a synonym for (methods) (or other simple terms such as ''means,'' ''technique,'' or ''procedure ) is proscribed as both inaccurate and pretentious.Derived terms
* methodological * methodologicallyformalism
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(wikipedia formalism)Noun
- 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.