Monothetic vs. Polythetic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Monothetic and Polythetic
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Monothetic
That assumes or is based on a single essential element or idea.
Polythetic
Relating to or sharing a number of characteristics which occur commonly in members of a group or class, but none of which is essential for membership of that group or class.
Monothetic
Specifically. Of a system or method of classification, or its categories: based on a single characteristic, or a series of single characteristics.
Polythetic
(of a class of things) Having many, but not all properties in common.
A polythetic taxon is one where the constituent organisms share a large number of characteristics.
Monothetic
Mathematics. Of a group: containing a cyclic subgroup whose closure is the group itself.
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Monothetic
Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle.
Monothetic
Describing a classification that is defined by the presence of all of a set of attributes
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