atomism

noun

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Senses

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

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

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

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	atomistic
1	domain topic	Related & opposite	psychology
1	hypernym	Types & categories	scientific theory
2	antonym	Related & opposite	holism
2	derivation	Related & opposite	atomistic
2	domain topic	Related & opposite	chemistry
2	hypernym	Types & categories	theory