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The following 66 entries include the term law of.
law of reflection
: a statement in optics: when light falls upon a plane surface it is so reflected that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence and that the incident ray, reflected ray, and normal ray all lie in the plane of incidence
law of signs
: a rule in algebra: the product or the quotient of two numbers of like sign is positive
law of sines
: a law in trigonometry: the ratio of each side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides and angles
law of sufficient reason
: a principle in logic: for everything that is there is a reason why it should be as it is rather than otherwise
law of superposition
: a law in geology: where there has been no subsequent disturbance sedimentary strata were deposited in ascending order with younger beds successively overlying older beds
law of supply and demand
: a statement in economics: the competitive price that clears the market for a commodity is determined through the interaction of offers and demands
law of tangents
: a law in plane trigonometry: in any plane triangle the tangent of one half the difference of any two angles is to the tangent of one half their sum as the difference of the sides opposite the respective angles is to the sum of those sides
law of the flag
: the law of the sovereign state under whose protection a ship is registered and whose flag the ship flies
law of the jungle
: a code that dictates survival by any means possible and that is presumed to be in effect among animals in their natural state or people unrestrained by any established law or civilized personal or civic control
law of the staple
: the law merchant as administered in the staple courts
law of thought
law of Titius
: bode's law
law of transposition
: a principle in logic: transposition yields a valid inference
law of von Baer
: von baer's law
law of Weber-Fechner
: weber-fechner law
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