tychism

British

/ ˈtaɪkɪzəm /

noun

philosophy the theory that chance is an objective reality at work in the universe, esp in evolutionary adaptations

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Etymology

Origin of tychism

from Greek tukhē chance

Example Sentences

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My philosophy is what I call a radical empiricism, a pluralism, a "tychism," which represents order as being gradually won and always in the making.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William

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