"tychism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tychisms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance”), and -ism; proposed by the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|τύχη||chance}} Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} tychism (usually uncountable, plural tychisms)
  1. A theory suggesting that absolute chance, or indeterminism, is a real factor operative in the universe. Wikipedia link: tychism Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-tychism-en-noun-zBQLoaw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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