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Definition: atomist theory
atomist theory
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” [syn:
atomism,
atomic theory,
atomistic theory] [ant:
holism]