holism

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noun

the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
- holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
- holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states
• Syn:
holistic theory
• Ant:
atomism
• Derivationally related forms:
holistic
• Members of this Topic:
organicism, Gestalt psychology, configurationism
• Hypernyms:
theory