(philosophy) In the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments whose worth is measured not by whether the concepts and theories are true or false (or correctly depict reality), but how effective they are in explaining and predicting phenomena.

plural of instrumentalism

simple past tense and past participle of instrumentalize

plural of instrumentalization

Alternative spelling of instrumentalisation

(transitive) To make into an instrument for achieving a goal. / (music, transitive) To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice

(music) The backing track of a song. The audio of a song without the vocal track.

present participle of instrumentalize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of instrumentalize

plural of instrumentation