synechism

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek συνεχής (sunekhḗs, “continuous”) + -ism, coined by Charles Sanders Peirce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnəkɪzəm/

Noun

synechism (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) The tendency to regard things such as space, time, and law as continuous.

Related terms

• synechist
• synechistic
• synechological
• synechology

Translations

philosophy: tendency to regard certain abstract entities as continuous