Gnomonically is an adverb meaning in a way that relates to a gnomon, the part of a sundial that casts a shadow to indicate time; in a figurative sense, it can describe analysis or interpretation that is precise, clocklike or pointing toward a specific, intrinsic meaning. It implies a methodical, sun-guided or diagrammatic approach. The term is specialized and chiefly found in scholarly or mathematical writing.
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