algebraism means the use of abstract logic and symbol manipulation as opposed to empirical observation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 94 out of 100.
Etymology
From algebra + -ism.
noun
- The use of abstract logic and symbol manipulation as opposed to empirical observation.“It is on the basis of the synthesis of algebraism and scientific experiment that one may correctly designate the rationalistic revival implied in the doctrines of Einstein.”