In a manner relating to or characteristic of elementalism; by breaking things down to their basic components.
From 'elementalistic' + '-ly' (forming adverbs). This adverb form allows description of how something is analyzed or approached from an elemental perspective.
When scientists approach a problem 'elementalistically,' they're using the method that built modern chemistry—but it's also the reason some scientists missed important truths about biology until they learned to think in systems instead.
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