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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of laws countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The study of general physical and logical laws countable, uncountable
3. 3
   The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. countable, uncountable

   "This nomology has obtained the name of Logic among other appellations, but not from Aristotle"

Example

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"This nomology has obtained the name of Logic among other appellations, but not from Aristotle"

Etymology

Formed as nom- + -o- + -logy, by analogy with the French nomologie.

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