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nomothetic

[ nom-uh-thet-ik ]

adjective

  1. giving or establishing laws; legislative.
  2. founded upon or derived from law.
  3. Psychology. pertaining to or involving the study or formulation of general or universal laws ( idiographic ).


nomothetic

/ ˌnɒməˈθɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. giving or enacting laws; legislative
  2. psychol of or relating to the search for general laws or traits, esp in personality theory Compare idiographic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nomothetic1

From the Greek word nomothetikós, dating back to 1650–60. See nomo-, thetic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nomothetic1

C17: from Greek nomothetikos, from nomothetēs lawgiver
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Example Sentences

“The nomothetic approach takes precedence, while the detailed study of an individual patient is marginalized as trivia.”

But Berlin noted that knowledge can be nomothetic or idiographic.

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