polytheticadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈθɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈθɛdɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -thetic comb. form.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -thetic comb. form. Compare earlier monothetic adj.

Involving or sharing a number of common characteristics of a group or class, none of them essential for membership of the group or class in question.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [adjective] > sharing a number of characteristics

polythetic1940

polytypic1959

1940 Jrnl. Philos. 37 674 The phenomenological doctrines..of the polythetic and monothetic synthesis are already anticipated in [William] James's admirable book.

1962 P. H. A. Sneath in G. C. Ainsworth & P. H. A. Sneath Microbial Classif. 291 Such groups, in which several sets of characters occur, are called ‘polytypic’ by Beckner, but are better called polythetic. Phenetic taxa are always in theory polythetic.

1976 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 67 379 Most human concepts are polythetic..which means that no particular attribute or combination of attributes need necessarily be present (or absent) for an object to belong to a given category.

1993 C. Tilley Interpretative Archaeol. viii. 380 All phenomena are seen as inextricably bound up with all others, yet they can be separated into units which rely upon the fore-grounding of some elements of the polythetic reality which lies behind processes of archaeological classification.

Derivatives

polyˈthetically adv.

ΚΠ

1948 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 9 199 This process is strictly simultaneous with Paul's inner time in which he performs polythetically the interpretation of Peter's speech.

1969 E. Mayr Princ. Systematic Zool. iv. 83 No single feature is essential for membership in a polythetically defined taxon.

1995 Austral. Systematic Bot. 8 1013 Multivariate morphometric analyses of data from 375 herbarium specimens suggest that there are five polythetically distinct forms within this species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polythetic
释义	polytheticadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈθɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈθɛdɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -thetic comb. form. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -thetic comb. form. Compare earlier monothetic adj. Involving or sharing a number of common characteristics of a group or class, none of them essential for membership of the group or class in question. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [adjective] > sharing a number of characteristics polythetic1940 polytypic1959 1940 Jrnl. Philos. 37 674 The phenomenological doctrines..of the polythetic and monothetic synthesis are already anticipated in [William] James's admirable book. 1962 P. H. A. Sneath in G. C. Ainsworth & P. H. A. Sneath Microbial Classif. 291 Such groups, in which several sets of characters occur, are called ‘polytypic’ by Beckner, but are better called polythetic. Phenetic taxa are always in theory polythetic. 1976 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 67 379 Most human concepts are polythetic..which means that no particular attribute or combination of attributes need necessarily be present (or absent) for an object to belong to a given category. 1993 C. Tilley Interpretative Archaeol. viii. 380 All phenomena are seen as inextricably bound up with all others, yet they can be separated into units which rely upon the fore-grounding of some elements of the polythetic reality which lies behind processes of archaeological classification. Derivatives polyˈthetically adv. ΚΠ 1948 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 9 199 This process is strictly simultaneous with Paul's inner time in which he performs polythetically the interpretation of Peter's speech. 1969 E. Mayr Princ. Systematic Zool. iv. 83 No single feature is essential for membership in a polythetically defined taxon. 1995 Austral. Systematic Bot. 8 1013 Multivariate morphometric analyses of data from 375 herbarium specimens suggest that there are five polythetically distinct forms within this species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1940
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