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English noun: atomism

1. atomism (cognition) (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association


Broader (hypernym)scientific theory


Domain categorypsychological science, psychology

2. atomism (cognition) (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles


SamplesThe ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe.


Synonymsatomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory


Broader (hypernym)theory


Domain categorychemical science, chemistry


Antonymsholism, holistic theory









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