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nomothetic definition
nomo·thetic (näm′ə t̸het′ik)
adjective
- giving or enacting laws
- based on law
- 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
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