prag·ma·tism

(prag'mă-tizm),

A philosophy emphasizing practical applications and consequences of beliefs and theories, that the meaning of ideas or things is determined by the testability of the idea in real life.

[G. pragma (pragmat-), thing done]

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prag·ma·tism

(prag'mă-tizm)

A philosophy emphasizing practical applications and consequences of beliefs and theories; that the meaning of ideas or things is determined by the testability of the idea in real life.

[G. pragma (pragmat-), thing done]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

pragmatism

1. Action determined by the need to respond to immediate necessity or to achieve a particular practical result, rather than by established policy or dogma.

2. The philosophic principle that the truth and meaning of an idea is entirely relative to its practical outcome.

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