nonphysical

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Driving this view is the assertion that nothing that is nonphysical has physical effects.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

They’re exactly what they sound like: nonphysical versions of a common form of state identification.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

The unofficial practice was light, mostly going through nonphysical line rushes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Bordeaux chateaus that sell wine futures as nonphysical assets have always been open to fraudulent activities, said Tom Gearing, chief executive and co-founder of Cult Wines.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

There is no reason—so Watson argues—to suppose that their knowledge IS anything beyond the habits shown in this behaviour: the inference that other people have something nonphysical called "mind" or "thought" is therefore unwarranted.

From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand