"polythetic" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Thetic is from Greek thetikós, equivalent to thet(ós) placed, poly is from Greek polýs meaning \"many\" the word polythetic thus refers to \"many in a place/category\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more polythetic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most polythetic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "polythetic (comparative more polythetic, superlative most polythetic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A polythetic taxon is one where the constituent organisms share a large number of characteristics."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having many, but not all properties in common."
      ],
      "id": "en-polythetic-en-adj-hF0RdiBU",
      "links": [
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "all",
          "all"
        ],
        [
          "properties",
          "properties"
        ],
        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a class of things) Having many, but not all properties in common."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a class of things"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "monothetic"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polythetic"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Thetic is from Greek thetikós, equivalent to thet(ós) placed, poly is from Greek polýs meaning \"many\" the word polythetic thus refers to \"many in a place/category\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more polythetic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most polythetic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "polythetic (comparative more polythetic, superlative most polythetic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "monothetic"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A polythetic taxon is one where the constituent organisms share a large number of characteristics."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having many, but not all properties in common."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "all",
          "all"
        ],
        [
          "properties",
          "properties"
        ],
        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a class of things) Having many, but not all properties in common."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a class of things"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polythetic"
}