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Hume's law

Hume's law proper noun: the idea that what ought to be the case cannot be deduced from what is already the case.

Proper noun

Hume's law

  1. The idea that what ought to be the case cannot be deduced from what is already the case.

Synonyms of Hume's law

Origin of Hume's law

Named after Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711–1776).

Questions about Hume's law

What does Hume's law mean?
Hume's law means the idea that what ought to be the case cannot be deduced from what is already the case.
What part of speech is Hume's law?
Hume's law is a proper noun.

Words near Hume's law in the dictionary

  1. Hume
  2. Hume's boobook
  3. Hume's boobooks
  4. Hume's fork
  5. Hume's guillotine
  6. Hume's law
  7. Hume's leaf warbler
  8. Hume's leaf warblers
  9. Humean
  10. Humeanism
  11. Humeans

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