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noun

• the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application

35%7Philosophical theory first advanced by Leucippus and Democritus
noun

• (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association

• (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles

35%8Philosophical theory
noun

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

• impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

• elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

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