ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hylomorphism

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hylomorphism is a noun meaning (philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.

Meaning

(philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.

More Meanings

  1. (functional programming) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hylomorphist, hylozoism, hylogenesis, holenmerism, hylogeny, homomorphy.

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