tychism

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Noun

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tych=ism

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tychism, n. [Gr. ty`chh fortune, chance + -ism.].

Any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality; esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation may be purely fortuitous. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tychism, n. Philos. the theory that chance controls the universe.

Etymology

Gk tukhe chance

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