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Hackingian

Hackingian adjective: of or relating to Ian Hacking (1936–2023), Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science.

Adjective

Hackingian (comparative more Hackingian, superlative most Hackingian)

  1. Of or relating to Ian Hacking (1936–2023), Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science.

Forms of Hackingian

comparativemore Hackingian
superlativemost Hackingian

Origin of Hackingian

From Hacking + -ian.

Questions about Hackingian

What does Hackingian mean?
Hackingian means of or relating to Ian Hacking (1936–2023), Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science.
What part of speech is Hackingian?
Hackingian is an adjective.

Words near Hackingian in the dictionary

  1. hacking it
  2. hacking off
  3. hacking run
  4. hacking runs
  5. hacking up
  6. Hackingian
  7. hackingly
  8. hackings
  9. Hackington
  10. Hackintosh
  11. Hackintosher

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