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physical laws

physical laws is the plural of physical law.

Meaning of physical law

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
  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

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What is physical laws the plural of?
Physical laws is the plural of physical law.

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