mereology

noun

me·​re·​ol·​o·​gy

ˌmirēˈäləjē

plural -es

logic

: a theory of extended individuals in their relationships of part to whole and of overlapping compare calculus of individuals

Word History

Etymology

irregular from mer- + -logy

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