problematics
Sayprob-luh-MAT-iksUS/ˌpɹɑbləˈmætɪks/UK/ˌpɹɒbləˈmætɪks/
- 1Plural of problematic.
The lecture compared the problematics of two rival theoretical traditions.
Critics identified overlapping problematics across the author's later essays.
Note
The -s belongs to the noun problematic, a problem or difficulty within a particular field of study, so the plural suits discussion of rival schools or bodies of work. The adjective, with its senses of difficult, debatable or subtly discriminatory, never takes this ending: we speak of problematic theories, but of the problematics of a theory.
problematics is a form of problematic
problematic, noun: A problem or difficulty within a particular field of study or inquiry. Full entry
- Forms
- problematicproblematics plural
- Spelling
- problematic → problematics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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