nomothetic
[ nom-uh-thet-ik ]
/ ˌnɒm əˈθɛt ɪk /
adjective
giving or establishing laws; legislative.
founded upon or derived from law.
Psychology.
pertaining to or involving the study or formulation of general or universal laws (opposed to idiographic).
Words nearby nomothetic
nomogram,
nomograph,
nomography,
nomological,
nomology,
nomothetic,
nomotopic,
nomura,
non causa pro causa,
non compos,
non compos mentis
Example sentences from the Web for nomothetic
But while every natural science has its nomothetic side, it also has another half of a very different kind.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism |Hans Driesch
British Dictionary definitions for nomothetic
nomothetic
nomothetical
/ (ˌnɒməˈθɛtɪk) /
adjective
giving or enacting laws; legislative
psychol
of or relating to the search for general laws or traits, esp in personality theory
Compare idiographic
Word Origin for nomothetic
C17: from Greek
nomothetikos, from
nomothetēs lawgiver