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the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
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holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
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holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states
• Syn: ↑holism
• Members of this Topic: ↑organicism, ↑Gestalt psychology, ↑configurationism
• Hypernyms: ↑theory
Useful english dictionary. 2012.