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nom⋅o⋅thet⋅ic

  [nom-uh-thet-ik]
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–adjective
1. giving or establishing laws; legislative.
2. founded upon or derived from law.
3. Psychology. pertaining to or involving the study or formulation of general or universal laws (opposed to idiographic ).
Origin:
1650–60; < Gk nomothetikós. See nomo-, thetic
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nom·o·thet·ic   (nŏm'ə-thět'ĭk)   
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.

[Greek nomothetikos : nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots + thetikos, thetic; see thetic.]
nom·o·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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Nomothetic

Nom`o*thet"ic\, Nomothetical \Nom`o*thet"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.] Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power. [R.] --Bp. Barlow.
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Main Entry: no·mo·thet·ic
Pronunciation: "näm-&-'thet-ik, "nO-m&-
Function: adjective
: relating to, involving, or dealingwith abstract, general, or universal statements or laws —compare IDIOGRAPHIC
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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