nomological

British

/ 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

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nomologically adverb

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Among nomological students, England has always been regarded with the greatest interest as the home and centre of the highest and most evolved taboo development.

From The British Barbarians by Allen, Grant

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