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   De·moc·ri·tus

   /dəˈmäkrədəs/

   

   • 1. (c. 460–c. 370 bc), Greek philosopher. He developed the atomic theory originated by his teacher, Leucippus, which explained natural phenomena in terms of the arrangement and rearrangement of atoms moving in a void.

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