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metaphysics

[met-uh-fiz-iks] / ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪks /


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The company named the core of its product, Ontology, after the branch of metaphysics that studies existence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

That friendship, though strengthened by economic ties, is rooted in metaphysics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The former UC Irvine medical student, who was once homeless after switching his major from medicine to art, said he blends fine art, quantum metaphysics and philosophy into his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

His first role at the University of Naples was to lecture on logic and metaphysics.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

When most people believed in an essentially static and unchanging universe, the question of whether or not it had a beginning was really one of metaphysics or theology.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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