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nomic

nomic

9.8
About rules and basic ideas that explain how something works
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɒmɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nómico
  • To use Nicholas Rescher's term (80, 146, and 154), nomic compossibility depends on the preservation of the laws of nature.

Examples

  • Violations of nomic cornpossibility occur without threat to consistency or non-contradiction.

    Academic text (1995)

  • It is a strategy quite distinct from the straightforward presentation of nomic impossibilities that we find, for example, in the "conceivable" nomically impossible worlds of fairy tales.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In philosophy, a nomic principle helps to understand the fundamental laws that govern reality.

  • The study of nomic relationships in linguistics reveals how language structures can reflect underlying rules.

  • Understanding nomic conditions is essential for developing coherent theories in both law and ethics.

Synonyms

nomological
vsnomic
  • Formal
9.9

Relating to general laws that explain natural events in science

includes rules and principles with special use in language studies
nomothetic
vsnomic
  • Formal
9.9

An approach in science that looks for general rules to explain people's behavior in many situations

is about relating to rules and principles rather than investigating them

Surface Forms

nomic positive

Morphology

nomic = nom + ic

Formed from the combining form 'nom-' + the adjective suffix '-ic'; the root is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot transparently derive 'relating to laws' from known base vocabulary.

Etymology

Nomic comes from the Greek root nomos, meaning 'law' or 'rule'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of familiar words like autonomy ('self-rule') or economy ('management by rules'), so nomic means 'relating to laws or general rules'.