ಅರ್ಥ : The doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented.
The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations.
imitationಅರ್ಥ : (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications.
ಅರ್ಥ : The practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms.