nomothetic

nomothetic
Denoting the generalizations pertaining to the behavior of groups of individuals as groups, as opposed to idiographic. [G. nomos, law, + thesis, a placing]

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no·mo·thet·ic .näm-ə-'thet-ik, .nō-mə- adj relating to, involving, or dealing with abstract, general, or universal statements or laws compare IDIOGRAPHIC

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  • nomothetic — [näm΄ə thet′ik] adj. [Gr nomothetikos < nomothetēs lawgiver < nomos, law (see NOMY) + tithenai, to make, DO1] 1. giving or enacting laws 2. based on law 3. of a science of general or universal laws: Also nomothetical …   English World dictionary

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  • Nomothetic and idiographic — are terms used by Kantian philosopher Wilhelm Windelband to describe two distinct approaches to knowledge, each one corresponding to a different intellectual tendency, and each one corresponding to a different branch of academe. Nomothetic is… …   Wikipedia

  • nomothetic — adjective Etymology: Greek nomothetikos of legislation, from nomothetēs lawgiver, from nomos law + thetēs one who establishes, from tithenai to put more at do Date: 1658 relating to, involving, or dealing with abstract, general, or universal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nomothetic — /nom euh thet ik/, adj. 1. giving or establishing laws; legislative. 2. founded upon or derived from law. 3. Psychol. pertaining to or involving the study or formulation of general or universal laws (opposed to idiographic). [1650 60; < Gk… …   Universalium

  • nomothetic — adjective defining laws …   Wiktionary

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