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| met·a·phys·ics [ mèttə fízziks ] |
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1. philosophy of being: the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the nature of being and beings, existence, time and space, and causality
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takes a singular verb
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2. underlying principles: the ultimate underlying principles or theories that form the basis of a particular field of knowledge
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takes a plural verb
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  Symmetry is part of the metaphysics of quantum mechanics.
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3. abstract thinking: abstract discussion or thinking
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takes a singular verb
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| [Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin metaphysica (plural) < medieval Greek (ta) metaphusika "(the) metaphysics" < ta meta ta phusika "the (works of Aristotle) after the 'Physics'"] |
