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in·stru·men·tal·ism
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmentəlˌizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: instrumental (I) + -ism
: a conception that the significant factor of a thing is its value as an instrument; specifically : the doctrine that ideas are instruments of action and that their usefulness determines their truth |