nomological
/ˌnɑməˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
adjective
- Relating to or based on laws, especially scientific or natural laws.
- The study of weather patterns relies on nomological principles to forecast storms.
- In philosophy class, we discussed whether moral rules are nomological like the laws of physics.
- The physicist's nomological approach explained why planets move in predictable orbits.
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