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English
Etymology
From atom + -istic.
Adjective
atomistic (comparative more atomistic, superlative most atomistic)
- Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
1809, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Friend:It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
- Divided into separate elements; not holistic.
- Antonym: holistic
- (economics) Of a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive.
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German atomistisch.
Adjective
atomistic m or n (feminine singular atomistică, masculine plural atomistici, feminine and neuter plural atomistice)
- atomistic
Declension
References
- atomistic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN