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Atomism is an English word with synonyms like theory or holism. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Atomism meaning

  1. The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
  2. The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant.

Synonyms of Atomism

scientific theory atomic theory atomist theory atomistic theory theory holism

Related words

Other words often associated with Atomism or its synonyms:

conception hypothesis belief concept explanation construct possibility

Using Atomism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles. | The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant.
  • Useful related words include: scientific theory, atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory.
  • In the example corpus, atomism often appears in combinations such as: of atomism, atomism the, so atomism.

Context around Atomism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

logical 1× democritean 1× earlier 1× philosophical 1× included 1× material 1×

Often after:

main 1×

Sentence patterns with Atomism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

everybody so atomism was but 2× a material atomism 1× follows democritean atomism but differs 1× history of atomism with vast 1× history philosophical atomism main the 1× interpretations included atomism the idea 1× of logical atomism is presented 1× of the atomism of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aristotle himself reasoned 1× at the core 1× bertrand russell s 1× cudworth plunges into 1× epicurus for the 1× from a philosophical 1×

Common sentence endings:

nature of matter 2× a material atomism 1× and terrestrial phenomena 1× changing their nature 1× greece and india 1× indivisible units atoms 1×

Words around Atomism

Just before it in the word index:

atomised 6 atomics 16 atomicos 2 atomico 3 atomicity 9 atomically 9

Just after it in the word index:

atomist 4 atomistic 9 atomists 7 atomization 8 atomize 6 atomized 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Atomism

  • In this selection, "atomism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, logical, democritean, earlier and main stand out and add context to how "atomism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include everybody so atomism was but and a material atomism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "atomism" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with atomism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cudworth plunges into the history of atomism with vast erudition. (10 words)

Epicurus for the most part follows Democritean atomism but differs in proclaiming the clinamen (swerve or declination). (17 words)

From a philosophical viewpoint, this theory of matter-waves has contributed greatly to the ruin of the atomism of the past. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Aristotle himself reasoned, in opposition to atomism, that in a complete vacuum, motion would encounter no resistance, and "no one could say why a thing once set in motion should stop anywhere; for why should it stop here rather than here? (41 words)

His theory differs from the earlier atomism of Democritus because he admits that atoms do not always follow straight lines but their direction of motion may occasionally exhibit a " swerve " (Greek: παρέγκλισις parenklisis; Latin: clinamen ). (35 words)

Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena. (35 words)

Question examples

Aristotle himself reasoned, in opposition to atomism, that in a complete vacuum, motion would encounter no resistance, and "no one could say why a thing once set in motion should stop anywhere; for why should it stop here rather than here? (41 words)

Example sentences (13)

Aristotle himself reasoned, in opposition to atomism, that in a complete vacuum, motion would encounter no resistance, and "no one could say why a thing once set in motion should stop anywhere; for why should it stop here rather than here?

At the core of his theory is a rejection of atomism —the idea that matter is composed of stable, indivisible units (atoms).

Because of this, they could not convince everybody, so atomism was but one of a number of competing theories on the nature of matter.

Bertrand Russell 's article "The Philosophy of Logical Atomism" is presented as a working out of ideas that he had learned from Wittgenstein.

Cudworth plunges into the history of atomism with vast erudition.

Epicurus for the most part follows Democritean atomism but differs in proclaiming the clinamen (swerve or declination).

From a philosophical viewpoint, this theory of matter-waves has contributed greatly to the ruin of the atomism of the past.

His theory differs from the earlier atomism of Democritus because he admits that atoms do not always follow straight lines but their direction of motion may occasionally exhibit a " swerve " (Greek: παρέγκλισις parenklisis; Latin: clinamen ).

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History Philosophical atomism main The idea that matter is made up of discrete units is a very old one, appearing in many ancient cultures such as Greece and India.

Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena.

Some of these interpretations included atomism (the idea of very small, indivisible portions of matter) but other interpretations considered the elements to be divisible into infinitely small pieces without changing their nature.

The Sarvāstivādins saw these 'moments' in an atomistic way, as the smallest length of time possible (they also developed a material atomism).

They also could not convince everybody, so atomism was but one of a number of competing theories on the nature of matter.

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Common combinations with atomism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "atomism" in a sentence?
An example: "Aristotle himself reasoned, in opposition to atomism, that in a complete vacuum, motion would encounter no resistance, and "no one could say why a thing once set in motion should stop anywhere; for why should it stop here rather than here?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "atomism" from authentic English texts.
What does "atomism" mean?
Atomism means: The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
What are synonyms of "atomism"?
Common synonyms of "atomism" include: scientific theory, atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory, theory, holism.
How many example sentences with "atomism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "atomism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.