Lawlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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