- monothetic
- mono·thet·ic (mon″o-thetґik) [mono- + Gr. thetikos fit for placing] denoting a taxonomic group classified on the basis of a single character, as opposed to polythetic.
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monothetic — “+|thed.ik adjective Etymology: mon + Greek thetikos fit for placing, from thetos placed, set (from tithenai to place, set) + ikos ic more at do : positing but one essential element * * * monothetic see mono 1 … Useful english dictionary
monothetic — adj. [Gr. monos, one; tithenai, to place] Pertaining to taxa based on only one or a few characters; see polythetic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monothetic — adjective /mɒnə(ʊ)ˈθɛtɪk,mɑnəˈθɛdɪk/ a) Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle. b) Describing a classification that is defined by the presence of all of a set of attributes … Wiktionary
monothetic — Of a group sharing all features. See also polythetic … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
monothetic — mono·thet·ic … English syllables
monothetic — /mɒnoʊˈθɛtɪk/ (say monoh thetik) adjective of or relating to a classification system in which items are classed in terms of specific features, common to all items in the given class. Compare polythetic …
monothetic key — a dichotomous key in which each couplet has single contrasting statements requiring simple either/or answers … Dictionary of ichthyology
Family resemblance — This article is about the philosophical term proposed by Ludwig Wittgenstein, not about the common observation that offspring resemble parents and one another. Family resemblance (German Familienähnlichkeit [. In translations of Wittgenstein s… … Wikipedia
identification key — a tabulation of characters used to identify a species. Two rubrics form a couplet, the usual arrangement of keys. Each couplet gives an alternative set of characters leading to the species identity or to the next couplet. Artificial key, q.v.,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
polythetic — adj. [Gr. polys, many; tithenai, to place] Referring to a classification with each member of a group having the majority of a set of characters; see monothetic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
