nomology

American

[noh-mol-uh-jee] / noʊˈmɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the science of law or laws.
the science of the laws of the mind.

nomology British

/ nɒmˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the science of law and law-making
the branch of science concerned with the formulation of laws explaining natural phenomena

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Origin of nomology

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

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In the terminology of Hamilton it is the nomology of discursive thought.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

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