Definition of "atomistic" []

• Of or having to do with atoms or atomism. (adjective)
• Consisting of many separate, often disparate elements: an atomistic culture. (adjective)

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• "This doctrine which I call atomistic and which appears to be anti-historical, reveals from under a concealing cloak a strongly materialistic nature."
• "Here, Norton (2001) objects to an "atomistic" bias of western culture towards objects."
• "The danger is therefore not application of technology for the objective but "atomistic" nature of "man"."