monothetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /mɑnəˈθɛdɪk/ (US)
- /mɒnə(ʊ)ˈθɛtɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monothetic From mono- + Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “position, arrangement”) + English -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle.
- (not-comparable) Describing a classification that is defined by the presence of all of a set of attributes