idiographic

[ id-ee-uh-graf-ik ]

adjective

, Psychology.

1. pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events ( nomothetic ).

idiographic

/ ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk /

adjective

1. psychol of or relating to the study of individuals Compare nomothetic

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiographic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; idio- + -graphic

Example Sentences

But Berlin noted that knowledge can be nomothetic or idiographic.

From Scientific American