synechism
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Etymology edit
Ancient Greek συνεχής (sunekhḗs, “continuous”) + -ism, coined by Charles Sanders Peirce.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
synechism (uncountable)
- (philosophy) The tendency to regard things such as space, time, and law as continuous.
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Translations edit
philosophy: tendency to regard certain abstract entities as continuous