psychohistory
psychohistory · psychohistories
психоистория
The scientific study of psychology and motivation in historyThe scientific study of psychology and motivation in history.
/sʌɪkəʊˈhɪstəɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history.
психоисто́рияpsixoistórija
(countable, uncountable)A fictional mathematical statistical science of large population dynamics, where mathematical models can predict general futures, based on activities of quadrillions of individuals. The fictional science first occurs in Asimov's 1950s Foundation series, and has since been picked up by other authors for other works.
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psychology in history:
Origin
From psycho- + history.From psycho- + history.
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Forms
plural: psychohistories| Singular | psychohistory |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable