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idiographic - 4 dictionary results

id⋅i⋅o⋅graph⋅ic

[id-ee-uh-graf-ik]
–adjective Psychology.
pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events (opposed to nomothetic ).

Origin:
1905–10; idio- + -graphic
id·i·o·graph·ic   (ĭd'ē-ō-grāf'ĭk)   
adj.  Relating to or concerned with discrete or unique facts or events: History is an idiographic discipline, studying events that cannot be repeated.

Idiographic

Id`i*o*graph"ic\, Idiographical \Id`i*o*graph"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to an idiograph.

Main Entry: id·io·graph·ic
Pronunciation: "id-E-&-'graf-ik
Function: adjective
: relating to or dealing with the concrete,individual, or unique —compare NOMOTHETIC
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