classically

classically adverb: in a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.

Adverb

classically (comparative more classically, superlative most classically)

In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.
- In the derivation of novel no-signaling monogamies, we uncover a new feature, namely that two-party Bell expressions that are trivially classically saturated can become non-trivial upon the addition of an expression involving a third party with a single measurement input.2016, Debashis Saha, Ravishankar Ramanathan, “A unified graph-theoretic approach to monogamy relations between nonlocality and contextuality”, in arXiv
In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.
Usually or typically, based on past experience.
- Classically, cases like this can only be solved through painstaking investigation.

More classically proportioned figures could be paired, on the same page, with squatter, lumpier piles of flesh.
PCT and chylothorax both classically have a turbid or milky appearance due to their high lipid content.
This is called classic counterconditioning because it involves countering the association that was previously classically conditioned.

comparative	more classically
superlative	most classically

From classical + -ly.

What does classically mean?: Classically means in a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.
What part of speech is classically?: Classically is an adverb.

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