the formal study of the logical properties of the relation of part and whole
Derived forms
mereological (ˌmereoˈlogical)
adjective
Word origin
C20: via French from Greek meros part + -logy
Examples of 'mereology' in a sentence
mereology
The relation between a regularity and a pattern will be analysed in terms of mereology.
Stathis Psillos 2014, 'Regularities, Natural Patterns and Laws of Nature', THEORIA : an International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Sciencehttp://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/8991. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Is there here, as some have claimed, a ‘natural' or ‘innocent' form of mereology?
Henry Laycock 2018, 'Any Sum of Parts which are Water is Water', Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studieshttp://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/16. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)