nomothetic (redirected from nomothetical)

nom·o·thet·ic  (nm-thtk) or nom·o·thet·ic·al (-k-l)

adj.

1. Of or relating to lawmaking; legislative.

2. Based on a system of law.

3. Of or relating to the philosophy of law.

4. Of or relating to the study or discovery of general scientific laws.

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[Greek nomothetikos : nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots + thetikos, thetic; see thetic.]

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nom·o·theti·cal·ly adv.

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nomothetic [ˌnɒməˈθɛtɪk], nomothetical

adj

1. (Law) giving or enacting laws; legislative

2. (Psychology) Psychol of or relating to the search for general laws or traits, esp in personality theory Compare idiographic

[from Greek nomothetikos, from nomothetēs lawgiver]

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Adj.

1.

nomothetic - relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life idiographic - relating to or involving the study of individuals