holism
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1. the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | theory, |
| definition | : | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | organicism, |
| definition | : | theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | configurationism, gestalt psychology, |
| definition | : | (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | holistic, |
| definition | : | emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | holistic, |
| definition | : | emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole (adj.all) |
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