Relating to or characteristic of Sir Francis Galton or his scientific theories and methods.
From Galton (the scientist's surname) plus the -ian suffix, creating an adjective form similar to 'Darwinian' or 'Newtonian' for named scientific figures.
Galtonian ideas about heredity and statistics were controversial but foundational—this word connects to some of the earliest scientific attempts to measure and understand human variation!
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