Newtonism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Newtonianism. uncountable

    "This did not constitute a rejection of Newtonism, for some of the critics claimed that the Newtonian physiologists had not been Newtonian enough because they had not relied on experiments."

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"This did not constitute a rejection of Newtonism, for some of the critics claimed that the Newtonian physiologists had not been Newtonian enough because they had not relied on experiments."

Etymology

From Newton + -ism.

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