Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hempelian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hempelian
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Carl Gustav Hempel (1905–1997), philosopher of science and a major figure in 20th-century logical empiricism.

Etymology

From Hempel + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hempelian (comparative) most Hempelian (superlative)

Questions

What does hempelian mean?
Of or relating to Carl Gustav Hempel (1905–1997), philosopher of science and a major figure in 20th-century logical empiricism.
Where does hempelian come from?
From Hempel + -ian.

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