atomism

atomism has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
• n.. (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"
• n.. (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association