"actual occasions" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by Alfred North Whitehead. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} actual occasions pl (plural only)
  1. The final real things in the universe, that are "experiential" in nature rather than strictly material. The most basic thing or construct in the universe. Some Whitehead scholars would hold that trillions of Actual Occasions compose one quark. Actual occasions make up everything, even empty space: Wikipedia link: Alfred North Whitehead Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-actual_occasions-en-noun-5dx3nfti Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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