atomistic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
  2. Divided into separate elements; not holistic.
  3. Of a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive.

Pronunciation

/ˌætəˈmɪstɪk/

Word forms

atomistic more atomistic most atomistic

Etymology

From atom + -istic.

Antonyms

Derived words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.