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Riepl's law

Riepl's law proper noun: the hypothesis that new forms of media never fully replace older ones, but rather the older forms find different ways or fields of use.

Proper noun

Riepl's law

  1. The hypothesis that new forms of media never fully replace older ones, but rather the older forms find different ways or fields of use.

Origin of Riepl's law

Formulated by Wolfgang Riepl in 1913.

Questions about Riepl's law

What does Riepl's law mean?
Riepl's law means the hypothesis that new forms of media never fully replace older ones, but rather the older forms find different ways or fields of use.
What part of speech is Riepl's law?
Riepl's law is a proper noun.

Words near Riepl's law in the dictionary

  1. rien ne va plus
  2. Riendeau
  3. Riendeaus
  4. Rienzi
  5. Rieper
  6. Riepl's law
  7. Riera
  8. Rieras
  9. Rierson
  10. Riersons
  11. Ries

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