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HOLISTIC THEORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does holistic theory mean?
• HOLISTIC THEORY (noun)
The noun HOLISTIC THEORY has 1 sense:
1. the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
Familiarity information: HOLISTIC THEORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
holism; holistic theory
Context example:
holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states
Hypernyms ("holistic theory" is a kind of...):
theory (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)
Domain member category:
organicism (theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes)
configurationism; Gestalt psychology ((psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties)
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