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physical law

physical law noun: a scientific generalization based upon empirical observation that is part of physics, standing in contrast to chemical law, biological law, sociological law, etc.

Noun

physical law (plural physical laws)

  1. 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.1986, Harry Prosch, Michael Polanyi: A Critical Exposition
    • No organism can behave in a manner that would break or contradict physical and chemical laws.2005, Robert Inkpen, Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography
  2. 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 life1861, The English Cyclopædia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, page 463
    • The question is simply which is the lesser burden, subjection to the human laws of health or subjection to the physical laws of disease.1899, Joseph Lee, “Liberty through Legislation”, in The Bay State Monthly, page 439

physical law meaning in Tamil

physical law in Tamil

இயல்விதி

Examples of physical law in a sentence

  • “What if we've discovered the underlying physical law of life itself, Jill? […]"2006, Jane Jensen, Dante's Equation, page 248:
  • He believed that the fundamental physical law of life was motion and that the predominant human impulses were fear and, among those above the poverty level, pride and vanity.2008, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., The Ideas that Made the Modern World, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., page 174:
  • Emergence is not connected to the physical laws of molecules, any more than the shape of the chess pieces can explain the rules and the game that is played.2018, Bernard Dugué, Time, Emergences and Communications:
  • This is particularly challenging for network analysis since its origins in the 1930 were permeated by explicit intention of modeling social systems by identifying physical laws of social gravitation.2020, Traci M. Cihon, Mark A. Mattaini, Behavior Science Perspectives on Culture and Community, page 80:

Synonyms of physical law

Forms of physical law

pluralphysical laws

Questions about physical law

What does physical law mean?
Physical law means a scientific generalization based upon empirical observation that is part of physics, standing in contrast to chemical law, biological law, sociological law, etc.
What is physical law in Tamil?
Physical law in Tamil is இயல்விதி. See Physical law meaning in Tamil.
How do you use physical law in a sentence?
“What if we've discovered the underlying physical law of life itself, Jill? […]"
What part of speech is physical law?
Physical law is a noun.
What is the plural of physical law?
The plural of physical law is physical laws.

Words near physical law in the dictionary

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