Fictionalist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who subscribes to fictionalism, the belief that certain concepts are simply convenient logical fictions

    "Rather than being aimed at those who deny the existence of mathematical objects, the argument’s target is those who deny the objectivity of mathematics—in Putnam’s opinion, intuitionists and fictionalists."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or supporting fictionalism not-comparable

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"Rather than being aimed at those who deny the existence of mathematical objects, the argument’s target is those who deny the objectivity of mathematics—in Putnam’s opinion, intuitionists and fictionalists."

Etymology

From fictional + -ist.

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