Definition of idiographic in English:
idiographic
adjective ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪkˌidēəˈɡrafik
Relating to the study or discovery of particular scientific facts and processes, as distinct from general laws.
Often contrasted with nomothetic
Example sentencesExamples
- In this sense, history is an idiographic temporal process involving individuals.
- They do not need to be convinced that such idiographic and quantitative information is relevant-it is relevant because it gives them valuable and necessary information.
- The congruency hypothesis was supported for latencies on the interpersonal Stroop task but only when we conducted an idiographic analysis of schema-relevant adjectives.
- They argue that as a tool of understanding rather than explanation, activity theory is supported primarily by means of idiographic, qualitative, and/or case studies.
- Existentialism, in its broadest terms, is both idiographic and nomothetic - it is about personal will and humanity.