Lawlike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having characteristics of a law.
"First there is the rather enormous inductive leap made by Newton when he assumes that the lawlike connection between accelerated motions and inertial forces holds at every place, at every time, and in the same manner always."
Example
More examples"First there is the rather enormous inductive leap made by Newton when he assumes that the lawlike connection between accelerated motions and inertial forces holds at every place, at every time, and in the same manner always."
Etymology
From law + -like.
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