ALL meanings of atomism
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A a - noun atomism an ancient philosophical theory, developed by Democritus and expounded by Lucretius, that the ultimate constituents of the universe are atoms 3
- noun atomism any of a number of theories that hold that some objects or phenomena can be explained as constructed out of a small number of distinct types of simple indivisible entities 3
- noun atomism any theory that holds that an understanding of the parts is logically prior to an understanding of the whole 3
- noun atomism the theory that experiences and mental states are composed of elementary units 3
- noun atomism a theory that the universe is made up of tiny, simple, indivisible particles that cannot be destroyed 3
- noun atomism A theoretical approach that regards something as interpretable through analysis into distinct, separable, and independent elementary components. 1
- noun atomism Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter. 1
- noun atomism Psychology. a method or theory that reduces all psychological phenomena to simple elements. 1
- noun atomism (philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles. 0
- noun atomism (philosophy) The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant. 0