holism, n.
(holisms)
(holisms)
the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
<noun.cognition>
holism holistic theory
sample sentences
"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"
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