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English noun: holism

1. holism (cognition) the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole


SamplesHolism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states.


Synonymsholistic theory


Broader (hypernym)theory


Domain category membersconfigurationism, Gestalt psychology, organicism


Antonymsatomist theory, atomistic theory, atomic theory, atomism









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