nomography
Americannoun
plural
nomographies-
the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
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the art of making and using a nomogram for solving a succession of nearly identical problems.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nomographer noun
- nomographic adjective
- nomographical adjective
- nomographically adverb
Etymology
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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Nomography, nō-mog′ra-fi, n. the art of drawing up laws in proper form.—n.
From Project Gutenberg
For a modern practical method of solving equations of many types, see Nomography.—Bibliography:
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There are also the manuscripts of the Nomography, Logical Arrangements, etc.
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