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nomography

American

[noh-mog-ruh-fee] / noʊˈmɒg rə fi /

noun

the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
the art of making and using a nomogram for solving a succession of nearly identical problems.

nomography British

/ ˌnɒməˈɡræfɪk, nɒˈmɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

the science of constructing nomographs See nomogram

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Origin of nomography

First recorded in 1725–35, nomography is from the Greek word nomographía the writing of laws. See nomo-, -graphy

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