The study or science of atomism; the field of knowledge concerned with atomic theory and its applications.
From atomistic + -ics (suffix for fields of study). A technical term for the systematic study of atomic philosophy and theory.
'Atomistics' would have been a buzzword for the new science in the 1800s, but it got replaced by more specific terms like 'atomic chemistry' and 'nuclear physics'—showing how science keeps subdividing into specialties.
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