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idiographic vs. nomothetic

adjective

Psychology.
  1. pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events (nomothetic ).

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 ).