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typicality

typicality

1 6.1
How much something is like a usual example in a group
  • noun
  • /ˌtɪpɪˈkælɪti/
translation icon : tipicidad
  • The typicality of the results indicates that the findings reflect a standard case in the study.
  • typicality of the scenario

Examples

  • When assessing the typicality of a student's work, teachers often compare it to previous examples.

  • Finally, we included various demographic questions including age, gender, year in school, ethnicity, self-perceptions of political conservatism (1 = very liberal, 10 = very conservative), and the typicality of the scenario (1 = this scenario is not typical at all, 10 = this scenario is very typical).

    Academic text (2002)
  • The classical view provides no explanation of why members of a category vary in their typicality; all examples of a concept should be equally good.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The prototype view accounts for the typicality effects, as a typical entity would be more similar to the prototype.

    Academic text (2005)
  • An emphasis on similarity and typicality may be helpful in research determining how to modify teacher perceptions.

    Academic text (2005)
  • What is the overall level of grammatical accuracy to be expected by 3-year-old children, and therefore, below which we would be concerned about the typicality of a child's language?

    Academic text (2012)
  • Although in the analyses mentioned earlier we controlled for perceived typicality of the scenarios, the typicality ratings are interesting and offer another perspective on the subtle nature of contemporary prejudice.

    Academic text (2002)
  • However, because each of the errors had been produced by children who were considered to be TD, even the least common errors could not be construed as qualitative differences that would trigger concern about the typicality of a child's language.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The addition of atypical nondiagnostic information did not lead to less extreme judgments of guilt, leading them to conclude that dilution effects are due to typicality and not simply the nondiagnosticity of information.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Researchers often measure the typicality of responses to understand how well they align with common perceptions.

Synonyms

normalcy
vstypicality
  • US
36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

concerns closeness to a standard case rather than mere regularity
normality
vstypicality
13 3.5

A time when things are usual and happen as expected

is about matching a standard example rather than general commonness
representativeness
vstypicality
1 7.3

How well a small group shows the qualities of a larger group

measures how closely one case matches a standard example
normativeness
vstypicality
  • Specialized
8.8

The quality of being seen as normal in a group or society

focuses on actual match to a standard case rather than social acceptance
usualness
vstypicality
2.9

The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine

measures how well something matches the standard example rather than frequency

Antonyms

Being different from the usual type or pattern

How Typical

prototypical
7 6.8
typicality
1 6.1

Surface Forms

typicality singular
typicalities plural

Morphology

typicality = typical (transparent) = typical + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective typical with the suffix -ity indicating the state or quality.

Etymology

Typicality comes from typical, which in turn comes from an old Greek word typos meaning 'model' or 'type', and it shares the same root as the English word type. So typicality is about how much something is like the usual model or a clear example of a group.