nomology

[ noh-mol-uh-jee ]

/ noʊˈmɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the science of law or laws.

the science of the laws of the mind.

Words nearby nomology

nomocracy, nomogram, nomograph, nomography, nomological, nomology, nomothetic, nomotopic, nomura, non causa pro causa, non compos

Origin of nomology

First recorded in 1835–45; nomo- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM nomology

nom·o·log·i·cal

[nom-uh-loj-i-kuh l, noh-muh-] /ˌnɒm əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌnoʊ mə-/, adjectiveno·mol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for nomological (1 of 2)

nomological

/ (ˌnɒməˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to nomology

stating or relating to a nonlogical necessity or law of nature. The difference between a nomological and a merely universal statement is that from the universal all As are Bs one cannot, but from the nomological all As must be Bs one can, infer the counterfactual if this were an A it would (have to) be a B

Derived forms of nomological

nomologically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for nomological (2 of 2)

nomology

/ (nɒmˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the science of law and law-making

the branch of science concerned with the formulation of laws explaining natural phenomena

Derived forms of nomology

nomologist, noun

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