nomothetic
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əˈθɛt 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 ).
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nomothetic or nomothetical (ˌnɒməˈθɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | giving or enacting laws; legislative |
| 2. | psychol Compare idiographic of or relating to the search for general laws or traits, esp in personality theory |
| [C17: from Greek nomothetikos, from nomothetēs lawgiver] | |
| nomothetical or nomothetical | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Greek nomothetikos, from nomothetēs lawgiver] | |
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Nomothetic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
Some sciences are ideographic and some are nomothetic.
Individual and nomothetic models of job stress: an examination of work hours, cohesion, and well-being.
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