NOUN | cognition | atomist theory, atomism, atomic theory, atomistic theory | (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles |
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Meaning | (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles. | |
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Synonyms | atomism, atomic theory, atomistic theory | |
Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Broader | theory | A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world |
Opposite | holism, holistic theory | The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole |
Spanish | atomismo |
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