atomism

Words with a similar base: atomism

'atomism'

[atomism.n.01] as in: (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association

'atomism'

[atomism.n.02] as in: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles

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

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					atomism (English)
├── -ism (English)
└── atom (English)
    └── atome (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── atomus (Latin)
            ├── άτομος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── ἄτομος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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