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idiographic

[id-ee-uh-graf-ik]

adjective

Psychology.

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

idiographic

/ ˌɪɪəʊˈɡæɪ /

adjective

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of idiographic1

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

Examples have not been reviewed.

But Berlin noted that knowledge can be nomothetic or idiographic.

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