nonphysical
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The approach makes explicit what James sees as a basic assumption underlying science: physical phenomena can cause both physical and nonphysical phenomena, while nonphysical phenomena cannot themselves cause physical events.
From Science Daily β Aug. 25, 2026
Services costs, which include nonphysical purchases like tutoring and tax preparation, had begun to climb quickly.
From New York Times β Apr. 27, 2023
Driving this view is the assertion that nothing that is nonphysical has physical effects.
From Textbooks β Jun. 15, 2022
They’re exactly what they sound like: nonphysical versions of a common form of state identification.
From Washington Post β Oct. 11, 2021
These can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond
