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HOLISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
Example:
holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states
Synonyms:
holism; holistic theory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("holism" is a kind of...):
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
Domain member category:
organicism (theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes)
configurationism; Gestalt psychology ((psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties)
Antonym:
atomism ((chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles)
Derivation:
holistic (emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole)
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