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Reductionism

nounid 121589·updated May 18, 2026
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a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components

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Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
§2
a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components

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