Monothetic Class (Dictionary Entry)

Contexts	Classification, Research
Term	Monothetic Class
Definitions
Quotes	Monothetic Classes. Monothetic classes are classes containing cases that are all identical on all variables or dimensions being measured. Typologies generally contain only monothetic classes (i.e., a type is a monothetic class). Referring back to the typology previously presented in Table 1.1, all persons in Type I would be both intelligent and motivated (no exceptions), while all persons in Type 4 would be unintelligent and unmotivated (no exceptions). Conceptual types are generally defined monothetically. Bailey, 1994, p. 7
Sources	Bailey, 1994
Related Terms	Taxonomy (Dictionary Entry) `Taxonomy Term`