Democritus

American  

[dih-mok-ri-tuhs] / dɪˈmɒk rɪ təs /

noun

1. the Laughing Philosopher, c460–370 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Democritus British  

/ dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs /

noun

1. ?460–?370 _bc , Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus See also atomism

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Democritus Scientific  

/ dĭ-mŏk′rĭ-təs /

1. Greek philosopher who developed one of the first atomist theories of the universe. Democritus believed that the world consists of an infinite number of very small particles whose different characteristics and combinations account for the different qualities of all matter.

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In Greece, for instance, Sitaridou co-introduced a pioneering new course on Pontic Greek at the Democritus University of Thrace since the number of speakers of Pontic Greek is also dwindling.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024

Ingenious ancient Greeks, such as Democritus and Epicurus, were the first Atomists.

From Salon ● May 16, 2019

Unlike Democritus, however, Dalton brought to bear a substantial body of evidence for his theory.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2018

Democritus, in ancient Greece, put forward the idea that at its smallest level, the universe was made of atoms.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2018

Democritus, who further developed his master’s atomist theories, also had his own pet cosmology, including a Thalian throwback to a flat-disk earth, floating in air.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro