nomological


no·mol·o·gy

N0132900 (nō-mŏl′ə-jē)n. The theoretical study of metaphysical, logical, divine, or human laws.
[Greek nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots + -logy.]
nom′o·log′ic (nŏm′ə-lŏj′ĭk, nō′mə-), nom′o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.nom′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.no·mol′o·gist n.

nomological

(ˌnɒməˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or

nomologic

adj1. (Law) of or relating to nomology2. (Philosophy) stating or relating to a nonlogical necessity or law of nature. The difference between a nomological and a merely universal statement is that from the universal all As are Bs one cannot, but from the nomological all As must be Bs one can, infer the counterfactual if this were an A it would (have to) be a B ˌnomoˈlogically adv
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