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Leucippus meaning

  1. an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea
  2. a son of Hercules

Using Leucippus

  • The main meaning on this page is: an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea | a son of Hercules
  • In the example corpus, leucippus often appears in combinations such as: by leucippus, leucippus was, and leucippus.

Context around Leucippus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

aristotle 1× says 1× bce 1×

Often after:

differed 1× 5th 1× claimed 1× contended 1× founded 1×

Sentence patterns with Leucippus

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

430 bce leucippus founded a 1× and by leucippus 1× democritus and leucippus to assert 1× formed by leucippus 5th century 1× heraclitus and leucippus 1× laërtius says leucippus was born 1× leucippus claimed there 1× leucippus contended that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to aristotle 1× atomist school the 1× diogenes laërtius says 1× leucippus claimed there 1× leucippus contended that 1× leucippus was indeed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and by leucippus 1× and by necessity 1× associated with miletus 1× bce from thrace 1× be empty space 1× has free will 1×

Words around Leucippus

Just before it in the word index:

leucine 9 leuchtenburg 2 leuchten 2 leuchars 9 leuce 3 leucaena 2

Just after it in the word index:

leucistic 3 leucite 3 leuco 3 leucothea 2 leucotomy 5 leukaemia 88

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Leucippus

  • In this selection, "leucippus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, aristotle, says, bce, differed, 5th and claimed stand out and add context to how "leucippus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 430 bce leucippus founded a and and by leucippus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leucippus" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leucippus

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

Leucippus contended that since movement exists, there must be empty space. (11 words)

Leucippus claimed there were no uncaused events, and that everything occurs for a reason and by necessity. (17 words)

This thesis originated in the Hellenic world, stated in two different ways by Anaxagoras and by Leucippus. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Aristotle Leucippus differed from the Eleatics in not being encumbered by the "conceptual intermingling" of being and non-being, and Plato made the necessary distinction between "grades of being and types of negation". (35 words)

Leucippus was indeed a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus. (26 words)

Atomist school The first explicitly materialistic system was formed by Leucippus (5th century BCE) and his pupil Democritus of Abdera (460-370 BCE) from Thrace. (25 words)

Example sentences (11)

According to Aristotle Leucippus differed from the Eleatics in not being encumbered by the "conceptual intermingling" of being and non-being, and Plato made the necessary distinction between "grades of being and types of negation".

Atomist school The first explicitly materialistic system was formed by Leucippus (5th century BCE) and his pupil Democritus of Abdera (460-370 BCE) from Thrace.

Diogenes Laërtius says "Leucippus was born at Elea, but some say at Abdera and others at Miletus," Diogenes Laërtius 9.30.

Leucippus claimed there were no uncaused events, and that everything occurs for a reason and by necessity.

Leucippus contended that since movement exists, there must be empty space.

Leucippus was indeed a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus.

Most sources say that Democritus followed in the tradition of Leucippus and that they carried on the scientific rationalist philosophy associated with Miletus.

Some sources claim that around 440 or 430 BCE Leucippus founded a school at Abdera, in which his pupil, Democritus, was closely associated.

The Epicureans also used the atomist theories of Democritus and Leucippus to assert that man has free will.

This thesis originated in the Hellenic world, stated in two different ways by Anaxagoras and by Leucippus.

Western tradition In the West, some elements of determinism seem to have been expressed by the Presocratics Heraclitus Stobaeus Eclogae I 5 ( Heraclitus ) and Leucippus.

Common combinations with leucippus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leucippus" in a sentence?
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What does "leucippus" mean?
Leucippus means: an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea
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