adjective
- relating to or involving laws, especially natural or scientific laws
Usage: philosophy; formal
Examples
- The philosopher examined the nomological structure of physical theories.
- Scientists seek to discover nomological relationships in nature.
- The nomological approach emphasizes universal laws governing phenomena.
- Her research focused on nomological explanations in psychology.
- The theory provides a nomological framework for understanding causation.
- Nomological statements describe regularities that hold across all instances.