Definitions for nomic
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1. Nomicnoun

   A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules.

2. Etymology: From the suffix -nomic; see -nomy.

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1. Nomic

   Nomic is a game created in 1982 by philosopher Peter Suber, the rules of which include mechanisms for changing those rules, usually beginning by way of democratic voting. The game demonstrates that in any system where rule changes are possible, a situation may arise in which the resulting laws are contradictory or insufficient to determine what is in fact legal. Its name derives from the Greek for "law", νόμος (nomos), because it models (and exposes conceptual questions about) legal systems and the problems of legal interpretation.

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1. Nomicadjective

   customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods

2. Nomicnoun

   nomic spelling

3. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. a law, custom.]

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1. Nomic

   Nomic is a game created in 1982 by philosopher Peter Suber in which the rules of the game include mechanisms for the players to change those rules, usually beginning through a system of democratic voting. Nomic actually refers to a large number of games based on the initial ruleset laid out by Peter Suber in his book The Paradox of Self-Amendment. The game is in some ways modeled on modern government systems. It demonstrates that in any system where rule-changes are possible, a situation may arise in which the resulting laws are contradictory or insufficient to determine what is in fact legal. Because the game models a legal system and the problems of legal interpretation, it is named after νόμος, Greek for "law". While the victory condition in Suber's initial ruleset is the accumulation of 100 points by the roll of a die, he once said that "this rule is deliberately boring so that players will quickly amend it to please themselves." Players can change the rules to such a degree that points can become irrelevant in favor of a true currency, or make victory an unimportant concern. Any rule in the game, including the rules specifying the criteria for winning and even the rule that rules must be obeyed, can be changed. Any loophole in the ruleset, however, may allow the first player to discover it the chance to pull a "scam" and modify the rules to win the game. Complicating this process is the fact that Suber's initial ruleset allows for the appointment of judges to preside over issues of rule interpretation.

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1. Nomic

   nom′ik, adj. customary, applied to the common mode of spelling—opp. to Glossic and Phonetic. [Gr. nomos, custom.]

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1. monic

2. Monic

How to pronounce nomic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nomic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nomic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nomic
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nomic
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nomic
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nomic