Typicality: meaning, definitions and examples
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typicality
[ ˌtɪpɪˈkælɪti ]
in psychology
The degree to which something is representative of a particular category or class. It refers to how closely an object or event matches a mental representation of a concept.
Synonyms
conformity, prototypicality, representativeness
Examples of usage
- The typicality of a prototype can influence how quickly people categorize new items.
- In cognitive psychology, typicality is often used to study how people make judgments and decisions.
in statistics
The extent to which a data point or observation fits within the overall pattern of a dataset. It is a measure of how closely a data point aligns with the central tendency of the data.
Synonyms
alignment, congruence, fittingness
Examples of usage
- Outliers may have low typicality within a dataset.
- Typicality can be assessed using measures like z-scores or standardized residuals.
Translations
Translations of the word "typicality" in other languages:
🇵🇹 tipicidade
🇮🇳 विशिष्टता
🇩🇪 Typizität
🇮🇩 kekhasan
🇺🇦 типовість
🇵🇱 typowość
🇯🇵 典型性（てんけいせい）
🇫🇷 typicité
🇪🇸 tipicidad
🇹🇷 tipiklik
🇰🇷 전형성 (jeonhyeongseong)
🇸🇦 النمطية
🇨🇿 typickost
🇸🇰 typickosť
🇨🇳 典型性 (diǎnxíng xìng)
🇸🇮 tipičnost
🇮🇸 dæmigerð
🇰🇿 типтілік
🇬🇪 ტიპიკურობა
🇦🇿 tipiklik
🇲🇽 tipicidad
Word origin
The word 'typicality' originates from the word 'typical,' which comes from the Late Latin word 'typicus' and the Greek word 'typikos,' meaning 'of or pertaining to a type.' The concept of typicality has been explored in various fields, including psychology, statistics, and cognitive science, to understand how objects and data points relate to representative categories and patterns.
See also: atypical, atypically, typically, typicalness.