ICS
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A suffix used in forming the names of certain sciences ,
systems ,
etc .,
as acoustics ,
mathematics ,
dynamics ,
statistics ,
politics ,
athletics .
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Note :
The names sciences ending in ics ,
as mathematics ,
mechanics ,
metaphysics ,
optics ,
etc .,
are ,
with respect to their form ,
nouns in the plural number .
The plural form was probably introduced to mark the complex nature of such sciences ;
and it may have been in imitation of the use of the Greek plurals ?, ?, ?, ?,
etc .,
to designate parts of Aristotle '
s writings .
Previously to the present century ,
nouns ending in ics were construed with a verb or a pronoun in the plural ;
but it is now generally considered preferable to treat them as singular .
In Greman we have die Mathematik ,
die Mechanik ,
etc .,
and in French la metaphysique ,
la optique ,
etc .,
corresponding to our mathematics ,
mechanics ,
metaphysics ,
optics ,
etc .
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Mathematics have for their object the consideration of whatever is capable of being numbered or measured . --
John Davidson .
The citations subjoined will serve as examples of the best present usage .
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Ethics is the sciences of the laws which govern our actions as moral agents . --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
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All parts of knowledge have their origin in metaphysics ,
and finally ,
perhaps ,
revolve into it . --
De Quincey .
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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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