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idiographic

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id⋅i⋅o⋅graph⋅ic

  [id-ee-uh-graf-ik]
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–adjective Psychology.
pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events (opposed to nomothetic ).
Origin:
1905–10; idio- + -graphic
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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.
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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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