nomothetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles

WordNet

Nom`o*thet"ic, Nom`o*thet"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Nomothetic
  • Nomothetical
)
Etymology
Gr. .
Definitions
  1. Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power. R. Bp. Barlow.

Webster 1913