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pat⋅a⋅phys⋅ics
[pat-uh-fiz-iks]
–noun (used with a singular verb
)
) | a supposed branch of philosophy or science that studies imaginary phenomena beyond the realm of metaphysics; the science of imaginary solutions. |
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pa·ta·phys·ics (pä'tə-fĭz'ĭks) n. (used with a sing. verb) The French absurdist concept of a philosophy or science dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics, intended as a parody of the methods and theories of modern science and often expressed in nonsensical language. [French pataphysique, alteration of Greek ta epi ta metaphusika, the (works) after the metaphysics (pseudo-title of a work by Aristotle modeled on ta meta ta phusika, the (works) after the Physics, Aristotle's Metaphysics) : epi, after; see epi- + metaphusika, metaphysics; see metaphysics.] pa'ta·phys'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. |
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