adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
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adj
Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
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adj
Divided into separate elements; not holistic.
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Antonyms: holistic
adj
Of a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive.
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Topics: economics, sciences
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adjective
divided into separate and often disparate elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: atomistical
Antonyms: holistic
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English atomistic From atom + -istic.
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