Typical vs Prevalent - What's the difference?
typical | prevalent | Related terms |
Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
Normal, average; to be expected.
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Widespread or preferred.
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Superior in frequency or dominant.
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Typical is a related term of prevalent.
As adjectives the difference between typical and prevalent
is that typical is capturing the overall sense of a thing while prevalent is prevalent.As a noun typical
is anything that is typical, normal, or standard.As a verb prevalent is
.typical
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Alternative forms
* typicall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.}}
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* atypicalDerived terms
* typicality * typically * typicalnessSee also
* gestalt * gist * resemblance * emblematic * prefigurative * distinctiveNoun
(en noun)- Antipsychotic drugs can be divided into typicals and atypicals.
- Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics.
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* *prevalent
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent .}}
Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.