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atomism

Pronunciation: /ˈatəmɪz(ə)m/

Definition of atomism

noun

[mass noun] chiefly Philosophy
  • a theoretical approach that regards something as interpretable through analysis into distinct, separable, and independent elementary components. The opposite of holism.

Derivatives

atomist

noun

atomistic

Pronunciation: /-ˈmɪstɪk/

adjective

atomism in other Oxford dictionaries

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