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/ˈætəmɪst/ · noun
An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles..
What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them.
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Atomist means An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles..
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What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them.
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