atomistic
AdjectiveSynonyms:
atomistical
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Adjective (1)
- divided into separate and often disparate elementsSynonyms: atomisticalOpposite holistic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
At′om·is′tic (…), adjective
1. Of or pertaining to atoms; relating to atomism. rare
It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis.— Samuel T. Coleridge
2. divided into separate and often disparate elements; — the opposite of holistic. Syn. — atomistical.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5