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■ noun Philosophy the doctrine that account must be taken of the element of chance in reasoning or explanation of the universe.
Origin
C19: from Gk tukhē 'chance' + -ism .
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■ noun Philosophy the doctrine that account must be taken of the element of chance in reasoning or explanation of the universe.
Origin
C19: from Gk tukhē 'chance' + -ism .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004