Nomothetic
Nomothetic literally means "proposition of the law" (Greek derivation) and is used in philosophy, psychology, and law with differing meanings. == Etymology == In the general humanities usage, nomothetic may be used in the sense of "able to lay down the law", "having the capacity to posit lasting sense" (from Ancient Greek: νομοθετικός, romanized: nomothetikós, from νομοθέτης, nomothétēs, 'lawgiver', from νόμος, nómos, 'custom, law' and ultimately Proto-Indo-European: *nem-, lit. 'take, give, account, apportion'), e.g., 'the nomothetic capability of the early mythmakers' or 'the nomothetic skill of Adam, given the power to name things.' == In psychology == In psychology, nomothetic refers to research about general principles or generalizations across a population of individuals.