Typical vs Prototype - What's the difference?
typical | prototype |
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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, chapter=2 Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.
An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
(semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
(computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.
To create a prototype of.
As nouns the difference between typical and prototype
is that typical is anything that is typical, normal, or standard while prototype is an original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations.As an adjective typical
is capturing the overall sense of a thing.As a verb prototype is
to create a prototype of.typical
English
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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English
(wikipedia prototype)Noun
(en noun)- The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
- A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.