Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hume's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: hume's law
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The idea that what ought to be the case cannot be deduced from what is already the case.

Etymology

Named after Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711–1776).

Phrases

is-ought problem

Frequently Paired Words

is-ought problem

Synonyms

Hume's guillotine

Questions

What does hume's law mean?: The idea that what ought to be the case cannot be deduced from what is already the case.
Where does hume's law come from?: Named after Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711–1776).

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