Talk:law of nature
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The meaning is utterly transparent from law and nature, unlike law of cosines, law of sines etc. --Rishabhbhat (talk) 10:58, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- Keep, I think. It appears to be a synonym of natural law in at least one sense, and there is at least one lemming, there may be others (ref added). DonnanZ (talk) 13:10, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- I think there's a more figurative sense that is missing. It's not just used in scientific or philosophical contexts, you can also say "it's a law of nature" to mean "that's the way the world works", e.g. [1] [2] [3]. 70.172.194.25 22:11, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- This figurative sense is represented particularly strong in its negation: not a law of nature, meaning “not a hard rule”.[4][5][6] --Lambiam 18:33, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
- It seems I was wrong, RFD-withdrawn. --Rishabhbhat (talk) 13:40, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- This figurative sense is represented particularly strong in its negation: not a law of nature, meaning “not a hard rule”.[4][5][6] --Lambiam 18:33, 20 January 2022 (UTC)