"constructivism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: constructivisms [plural]
Etymology: constructive + -ism Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*strew-}}, {{suffix|en|constructive|ism}} constructive + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} constructivism (countable and uncountable, plural constructivisms)
  1. (art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Modern art Translations (movement in modern art): constructivisme [masculine] (Catalan), constructivisme [neuter] (Dutch), constructivisme (French), Konstruktivismus [masculine] (German), tógachas [masculine] (Irish), costruttivismo (Italian), конструктивизм (konstruktivizm) (Kazakh), сындарлылық (syndarlylyq) (Kazakh), konstruktywizm [masculine] (Polish), construtivismo (Portuguese), constructivism [neuter] (Romanian), konstruktivizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), constructivismo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-constructivism-en-noun-ERkmdjWU Disambiguation of Modern art: 92 4 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 18 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 60 19 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 47 27 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 61 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 61 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 61 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 61 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 18 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 61 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 62 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 61 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 68 15 17 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'movement in modern art': 92 4 4
  2. (mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (philosophy in mathematics): tógachas [masculine] (Irish), konstruktivizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), konstruktivism [common-gender] (Swedish), adeiliaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-constructivism-en-noun-okKUCkv5 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'philosophy in mathematics': 8 61 31
  3. (philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Psychology
    Sense id: en-constructivism-en-noun-BUBeSByr Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, psychology, sciences
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Related terms: constructionism

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      "word": "constructivismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "philosophy in mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tógachas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "philosophy in mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "konstruktivizam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "philosophy in mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "konstruktivism"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "philosophy in mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adeiliaeth"
    }
  ],
  "word": "constructivism"
}

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