Statics \Stat"ics\ (-[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. statique, Gr. statikh`
the art of weighing, fr. statiko`s. See {Static}.]
That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of
forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces
acting on them; -- distinguished from {dynamics}.
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{Social statics}, the study of the conditions which concern
the existence and permanence of the social state.
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