the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states" どんな全体の部品も存在できないで、全体との彼らの関係以外に、理解できないという理論。
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【上位】 a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory" 自然界のある側面の十分な裏付けがある説明。ある特定の現象を説明するための様々な状況に応用する、一般に容認された知識の組織だった体系。
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