idiographic

[ id-ee-uh-graf-ik ]

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

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Origin of idiographic

1
First recorded in 1905–10; idio- + -graphic

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British Dictionary definitions for idiographic

idiographic

/ (ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk) /


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

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