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1. Characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.
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2. Holism in science, or Holistic science, is an approach to research that emphasizes the study of complex systems. This practice is in contrast to a purely analytic tradition (sometimes called reductionism) which aims to gain understanding of systems by dividing them into smaller composing elements and gaining understanding of the system through understanding their elemental properties.
 
 
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1. On-line Dictionary, Apple, version 2.2.3, 2005 - 2011
 
 
2. Wikipedia, "Holism in Science," Aug 2012.
 
 
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See holism


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