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physics envy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
physic-s en-vy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of academics in non-scientific subjects to introduce jargon and mathematics to make their work appear more rigorous.

Derogatory; Uncountable

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What does physics envy mean?
The tendency of academics in non-scientific subjects to introduce jargon and mathematics to make their work appear more rigorous.

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