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nomothetic definition

nomo·thetic (näm′ə t̸het′ik)

adjective

  1. giving or enacting laws
  2. based on law
  3. of a science of general or universal laws

Etymology: Gr nomothetikos < nomothetēs lawgiver < nomos, law (see -nomy) + tithenai, to make, do

Also nomothetical nom′o·thet′i·cal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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