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TYPICAL means showing the characteristics expected of a particular person, thing, or group; representative of a type, class, or norm.
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TYPICAL describes something that exhibits the expected or characteristic qualities of its type or category. It represents the standard example, embodying the most common or representative features of a group, situation, or pattern. The concept of typicality is fundamental to how humans categorize and understand the world, forming mental prototypes against which we compare new experiences. Something typical confirms expectations rather than surprising.Contexts of typical:
The word typical derives from Medieval Latin typicalis "symbolic," from Greek typikos "pertaining to a type," from typos meaning "blow, impression, figure, type." The evolution from "impression" to "representative example" reflects how stamps or molds create repeated identical forms. The word entered English in the early 17th century. The informal exclamation "Typical!" expressing exasperation at predictable behavior emerged in the 20th century. Related words include "type," "prototype," and "archetype."
•The "typical mind fallacy" is assuming others think and reason exactly as you do
•In psychology, prototype theory suggests we understand categories through typical examples
•Statistically, "typical" often refers to values within one standard deviation of the mean
•Marketing often targets the "typical customer" through persona development
"On a typical day, she started with coffee and email before diving into project work."
"His response was typical of someone who had never experienced financial hardship."
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Total base points: 14 (Scrabble)
Vowels: 2 | Consonants: 5
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