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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  -ics  \-ics\ 
  A  suffix  used  in  forming  the  names  of  certain  sciences, 
  systems,  etc.,  as  acoustics,  mathematics,  dynamics, 
  statistics,  politics,  athletics. 
 
  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 
 
  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. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  ICS 
  International  Classification  for  Standards  (ISO) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  ICS 
  IBM  Cabling  System 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  ICS 
  Irish  Computer  Society  (org.,  Irland) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  ICS 
  Internet  Connect  Sharing  (MS,  IE  DHCP)




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