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atypicality

atypicality

8.3
Being different from the usual type or pattern
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪtɪˈpɪkəlˌæti/
translation icon : atipicidad
  • Her artistic style was characterized by an unusual atypicality, setting her apart from her peers.

Examples

  • Can, A. The Measurement of Neighborhood Dynamics in Urban House Prices. Economic Geography, 1990, 3, 254-72. Capozza, D.R., R.D. Israelsen, and T.A. Thomson. Appraisal, Agency and Atypicality: Evidence from Manufactured Homes. Real Estate.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Atypicality in itself does not imply CNS disease.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Applied to contract law, courts should evoke their power to cultivate self-restraint by emphasizing the atypicality of market exploitation and the prosocial behavior of most reasonable members of society.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Recent social historians also get uneasy about the atypicality of working-class writers, even the unknown amateurs who left autobiographical fragments now being uncovered in family attics and union hall trunks.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The group's atypicality was evident in their unconventional approach to problem-solving.

  • Researchers are studying the atypicality of certain species to understand how they adapt to changing environments.

Synonyms

anomaly
vsatypicality
165 7.1

Something that is not normal or expected

is the general quality of not fitting usual types rather than a single case
eccentricity
vsatypicality
15 7.8

Unusual behavior or habits that are different from what most people do

is neutral nonconformity across contexts rather than personal style
peculiarity
vsatypicality
14 6.1

An unusual feature that makes someone or something different

is the overall quality of not fitting patterns rather than a single feature
irregularity
vsatypicality
13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

is about nonconformity to usual types rather than uneven form
strangeness
vsatypicality
12 5.5

The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain

is a neutral nonconformity to usual type rather than unfamiliar tone
oddity
vsatypicality
12 5.9

An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking

is the general state of not conforming rather than a single quirk
abnormality
vsatypicality
11 5.2

Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results

is a simple nonconformity to usual patterns without implied severity
otherness
vsatypicality
  • Jargon
6 8.0

Being seen as different from most people or from what is usual

is focused on not matching usual patterns rather than cultural difference
quirkiness
vsatypicality
3 5.6

An unusual but pleasant way of behaving

is neutral lack of conformity rather than charming peculiarity
oddness
vsatypicality
1 5.8

A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain

is about simple nonconformity without implying mystery or peculiarity
unconventionality
vsatypicality
1 7.5

Doing things in a new or unusual way

is broader nonconformity to types rather than deliberate style choice
unusualness
vsatypicality
1 6.9

How different or rare something is compared with what people expect

is about not fitting typical types rather than being rare
outlandishness
vsatypicality
1 8.4

Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior

is milder nonconformity to usual types rather than extreme oddness
untypicality
vsatypicality
9.8

The state of not being usual or expected

is the same meaning but uses a different negative formation
anomalousness
vsatypicality
9.9

A state of being different from what is usual or expected

is framed as lack of conformity to a usual type rather than order
aberrancy
vsatypicality
9.9

A state of being very different from what is normal

is the general nonconforming condition without marked intensity
aberrance
vsatypicality
9.2

A change from what is normal or expected

is a neutral term for being not usual without emphasis
uncommonness
vsatypicality
8.3

Being rare or not often seen

is about not matching common patterns rather than frequency
exceptionality
vsatypicality
7.7

A quality of being very different or much better than normal

is generic nonconformity without the positive outstanding sense
nonnormality
vsatypicality
  • Specialized
9.9

Data that do not follow the usual bell-shaped pattern used in statistics

is general nonconformity in any context rather than statistical only
unlikeness
vsatypicality
7.1

Not being the same as another thing

is about not matching common patterns rather than mere dissimilarity

Antonyms

13 3.5

A time when things are usual and happen as expected

1 6.1

How much something is like a usual example in a group

How Atypical

abnormality
11 5.2
atypicality
8.3
anomaly
165 7.1
irregularity
13 5.1
normality
13 3.5

Surface Forms

atypicality singular
atypicalities plural

Morphology

atypicality = atypical (semi-transparent) = a + typic + al + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'atypical' meaning the state or quality of being atypical.

Etymology

The word atypicality comes from the part a- meaning 'not' and from typical, which is related to type meaning 'a usual kind'. So, atypicality is the state of being 'not' the usual type.