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type

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A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

Examples :

"This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane."

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An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.

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"The new student was a type of dedicated scholar, always reading and asking insightful questions. "

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An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.

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"My older sister is the type of person who always helps others. "

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A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.

Examples :

"The printer used a special type for the school's newsletter, making the letters look very old-fashioned. "

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Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.

Examples :

"The botanist selected a particular specimen of the flower as the type for the new species. "

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Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.

Examples :

"He was exactly her type."

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Examples :

"My doctor told me my blood type is A+. "

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(corpus linguistics) A word that occurs in a text or corpus irrespective of how many times it occurs, as opposed to a token.

Examples :

""In a survey of student essays, 'computer' is a type, even if some students used the word 'computer' only once." "

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An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.

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"The teacher's sudden illness was a type of the future struggles the school would face due to budget cuts. "

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A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type.

Examples :

"The computer program needs a specific type of data to calculate the average grade. "

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The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.

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"The artist carefully studied the coin's type to understand the historical event it depicted. "

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A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.

Examples :

"The fundamental types used to express the simplest and most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, water, ammonia, and methane."

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A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)

Examples :

"Categorial grammar is like a combination of context-free grammar and types."

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To put text on paper using a typewriter.

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"Before the meeting, she typed her notes onto the paper. "

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To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

Examples :

"I need to type my essay for English class. "

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To determine the blood type of.

Examples :

"The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion."

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To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

Examples :

"The ancient myths typed the hero's journey, showing a pattern of trials and triumphs that many stories followed later. "

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To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.

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"The teacher typed the instructions on the board to help the students understand the project. "

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To categorize into types.

Examples :

"The teacher typed the students into groups based on their reading levels. "

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