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nomological — [näm΄ə läj′i kəl, nō′məläj′i kəl] adj. conforming to or stating laws of nature or rules of logic * * * See nomologic. * * * … Universalium
nomological — [näm΄ə läj′i kəl, nō′məläj′i kəl] adj. conforming to or stating laws of nature or rules of logic … English World dictionary
nomological — Lawlike (see laws of nature ). A nomological dangler is a lawlike connection that appears as a brute contingency, not explained by other elements within a scientific theory … Philosophy dictionary
Nomological danglers — is a term used by Scottish Australian philosopher Jack Smart in his article Sensations and Brain Processes. He credits the term to Herbert Feigl and his article The Mental and the Physical . It refers to the occurrence of something (in this case… … Wikipedia
Nomological network — ( lawful network , the term nomology being derived from the Greek, meaning lawful ) is a representation of the concepts (constructs) of interest in a study, their observable manifestations, and the interrelationships among and between these. It… … Wikipedia
Nomological validity — is a form of construct validity. It is the degree to which a construct behaves as it should within a system of related constructs called a nomological net. References Bagozzi, 1980 Cronbach and Meehl, 1955 This sociology related article is a stub … Wikipedia
nomological — adjective Pertaining to or expressing general laws that lack logical necessity … Wiktionary
nomological — adj. of the study of law; of nomology … English contemporary dictionary
nomological — [ˌnɒmə lɒdʒɪkəl] adjective relating to or denoting natural laws which are neither logically necessary nor theoretically explicable, but just are so. Derivatives nomologically adverb Origin C19: from Gk nomos law + logical (see logy) … English new terms dictionary
nomological — nom·o·log·i·cal … English syllables
