Definition of -ics
1.
A
suffix
used
in
forming
the
names
of
certain
sciences
,
systems
,
etc
.,
as
acoust
ics
,
mathemat
ics
,
dynam
ics
,
statist
ics
,
polit
ics
,
athlet
ics
.
Mathematics have
for
their
object
the
consideration
of
whatever
is
capable
of
being
numbered
or
measured
.
- John Davidson.
Ethics
is
the
sciences
of
the
laws
which
govern
our
actions
as
moral
agents
.
- Sir W. Hamilton.
All
parts
of
knowledge
have
their
origin
in
metaphysics
,
and
finally
,
perhaps
,
revolve
into
it
.
- De Quincey.
Mechanics
,
like
pure
mathematics
,
may
be
geometrical
,
or
may
be
analytical
;
that
is
,
it
may
treat
space
either
by
a
direct
consideration
of
its
properties
,
or
by
a
symbolical
representation
.
- Whewell.
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