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law In this historical usage, a law is an abstract statement that formulates observed or demonstrated regular sequences and is accepted as having the highest available probability, amounting in practice to certainty.
In this historical usage, a law is an abstract statement that formulates observed or demonstrated regular sequences and is accepted as having the highest available probability, amounting in practice to certainty. The term is contrasted with hypothesis and theory, which imply less certainty, and with practical or legal law, which prescribes conduct and carries sanction rather than merely describing regularity.