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Who were Democritus and Leucippus, and what did they propose about matter?

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Democritus and Leucippus were ancient Greek philosophers who proposed that matter is composed of indivisible particles called atoms. They suggested that further division of matter would eventually lead to these fundamental particles.

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  1. Democritus and Leucippus were ancient Greek philosophers. They proposed atomism, suggesting that all matter consists of indivisible particles called atoms. They believed atoms were eternal, indestructible, and varied in shape and size, forming different substances through their arrangements and combinations.

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