nomothetic

nom·o·thet·ic

giving or enacting laws
based on law
of a science of general or universal laws

Origin of nomothetic

Classical Greek nomothetikos from nomothet?s lawgiver from nomos, law (see -nomy) + tithenai, to make, do

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nomothetic

or nom·o·thet·ic·al

adjective

Of or relating to lawmaking; legislative.
Of or relating to the study or discovery of general laws, as of nature or of human behavior.

Origin of nomothetic

Greek nomothetikos nomos law ; see nem- in Indo-European roots. thetikos thetic ; see thetic .

Related Forms:

nom·o·thet′i·cal·ly
adverb

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