TYCHISM

Meaning of TYCHISM in English

n. Philos. the theory that chance controls the universe. [Gk tukhe chance]

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TYCHISM — ˈtīˌkizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek tychē chance, fortune + English -ism; akin to Greek tychanein to happen, happen …
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TYCHISM — (n.) Any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality; esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation may …
Английский словарь Webster
TYCHISM — add. ·noun any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality; ·esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation …
Webster English vocab
TYCHISM — [ 'tʌɪkɪz(ə)m ] ■ noun Philosophy the doctrine that account must be taken of the element of chance in reasoning …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TYCHISM — n. Philos. the theory that chance controls the universe. [ Gk tukhe chance ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TYCHISM — n. Philos. the theory that chance controls the universe. Etymology: Gk tukhe chance
Oxford English vocab
CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cheance, chance, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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UNIFORMITARIANISM — -əˌnizəm noun ( -s ) 1. : a geological doctrine that existing processes acting in the same manner and with …
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TYCHOPARTHENOGENESIS — |tīkō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tychē chance + New Latin -o- + parthenogenesis — more at tychism : …
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FORTUITISM — fȯ(r)ˈtüəˌtizəm, fə(r)-, -).ˈtyü- noun ( -s ) Etymology: fortuit ous + -ism : the doctrine or belief that evolutionary adaptations …
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CASUALISM — -ˌlizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: casual + -ism 1. : a condition of things in which chance rules 2. …
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ACCIDENTALISM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌizəm noun ( -s ) : a theory in philosophy: events can or do occur without cause — compare indeterminism …
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