physical law
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physical law
noun physical laws
- A scientific generalization based upon empirical observation that is part of physics, standing in contrast to chemical law, biological law, sociological law, etc. The assumption seems to have been made that because mechanisms (and so also organisms) work in accordance with physical and chemical laws, they are wholly explicable as the resultants of the operation of these laws.
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A universal statement about the operation of nature, based on empirical observations of physical behavior, tested using the scientific method.
the celebrated Northampton Tables agree with Demoivre's hypothesis in their money results, though by no means exhibiting the same physical law of life
Similar: natural law, law of nature
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noun universal statement about the operation of nature
| Español | ley de la naturaleza, leyes naturales, ley científica |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Naturgesetz, physikalisches Gesetz |
| Română | lege fizică |
| Русский | физи́ческий зако́н fizíčeskij zakón |
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