HyperDic: holism

English > 1 sense of the word holism:
NOUNcognitionholism, holistic theorythe theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
English > holism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole.
Example"holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
Synonymholistic theory
Category ofGestalt psychology, configurationism(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
organicismtheory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes
BroadertheoryA well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world
Oppositeatomism, atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
Spanishholismo
Catalanholisme
Adjectivesholisticemphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole

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