the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe
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atomistic theory — atomistinė teorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. atomistic theory vok. atomistische Theorie, f rus. атомистическая теория, f pranc. théorie atomistique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
atomistic — at·om·is·tic || ‚ætəʊ mɪstɪk adj. of atomism (atomic theory; doctrine of the action of atoms; source of mental phenomenon in simple causes) … English contemporary dictionary
atomic theory — noun 1. a theory of the structure of the atom • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory • Hyponyms: ↑Bohr theory, ↑Rutherford atom • Part Holonyms: ↑nuclear physics, ↑atomic physics, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
atomist theory — noun (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,… … Useful english dictionary
Atom (order theory) — In the mathematical field of order theory, given two elements a and b of a partially ordered set, one says that b covers a , and writes a a , if a < b and there is no element c such that a < c < b . In other words, b covers a if b is greater than … Wikipedia
atomism — atomist, n. atomistic, atomistical, adj. atomistically, adv. /at euh miz euhm/, n. 1. Also called atomic theory. Philos. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter. 2. Psychol. a … Universalium
History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ontology — This article concerns ontology in philosophy. For the concept in information science, see Ontology (information science). Not to be confused with the medical concepts of oncology and odontology, or indeed ontogeny. Parmenides was among the first… … Wikipedia
Epicurus — /ep i kyoor euhs/, n. 342? 270 B.C., Greek philosopher. * * * born 341, Samos, Greece died 270 BC, Athens Greek philosopher. He was author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement (see Epicureanism) and a… … Universalium
Friedrich Nietzsche — Born October 15, 1844 Röcken bei Lützen, Prussia Died August 25, 1900(1900 08 25) (aged 55) Weimar, Saxony … Wikipedia
