Etymology

tychism

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Today it means: A theory suggesting that absolute chance, or indeterminism, is a real factor operative in the universe. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τύχη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύχη“chance”
  2. English todaytychism

From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance”), and -ism; proposed by the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce.

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