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idiographic vs. nomothetic

idiographic

adjective

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

nomothetic

adjective

  1. giving or establishing laws; legislative.
  2. founded upon or derived from law.
  3. Psychology. pertaining to or involving the study or formulation of general or universal laws ( idiographic ).