prototypic
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- adjective
- /ˌproʊtəˈtaɪpɪk/
- The Ford Model T is a prototypic car that revolutionized the automotive industry.
- prototypic model
- prototypic approach
Examples
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A prototypic example of a successful partnership across sectors, with significant potential for improving public health, is the development of the acellular pertussis vaccines.
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Such intent seems most consistent with a prototypic approach to diagnosis and classification, in which overlap among categories is high, and diversity within categories is great.
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A prototypic model suggests that although defining features for a specific category exist, it is not necessary for all members to exhibit all features, nor may any two members share the same features.
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The high degree of overlap among childhood disorders argues that a prototypic model of classification may be more appropriate.
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In contrast to the classical model, a prototypic approach suggests a higher degree of overlap between categories and greater heterogeneity among members within a category (Clarkin et al., 1983).
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The blue bottle fly is a prototypic example of carrion feeders in the insect world.
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In design studies, the smartphone is often considered a prototypic device due to its numerous features.
Synonyms
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7.5
A very typical example of a person or thing that others copy
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A typical example that other things are made like
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6.8
A very typical example showing the main features of something
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Acting as a typical example or model
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Being the original or typical example that others are based on
How Typical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prototypic comes from proto- meaning 'first' and type meaning 'model', the same root you see in prototype. So a prototypic thing is like the first model or the typical example that others follow.