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instrumentalism

(-iz′əm)

noun

Philos. the pragmatic doctrine that ideas are plans for action serving as instruments for adjustment to the environment and that their validity is tested by their effectiveness

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noun
A pragmatic theory that ideas are instruments that function as guides of action, their validity being determined by the success of the action.

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