Type
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Type may refer to:
In philosophy:
In mathematics:
In computing:
In sociology:
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In philosophy:
- Type–token distinction
In mathematics:
- Type (model theory)
- Type theoryType theoryIn mathematics, logic and computer science, type theory is any of several formal systems that can serve as alternatives to naive set theory, or the study of such formalisms in general...
, basis for the study of type systems - Type or arityArityIn logic, mathematics, and computer science, the arity of a function or operation is the number of arguments or operands that the function takes. The arity of a relation is the dimension of the domain in the corresponding Cartesian product...
, the number of operands a function takes - Type, any proposition or set in the intuitionistic type theoryIntuitionistic type theoryIntuitionistic type theory, or constructive type theory, or Martin-Löf type theory or just Type Theory is a logical system and a set theory based on the principles of mathematical constructivism. Intuitionistic type theory was introduced by Per Martin-Löf, a Swedish mathematician and philosopher,...
In computing:
- TypingTypingTyping is the process of inputting text into a device, such as a typewriter, cell phone, computer, or a calculator, by pressing keys on a keyboard. It can be distinguished from other means of input, such as the use of pointing devices like the computer mouse, and text input via speech...
, producing text via a keyboard - Data typeData typeIn computer programming, a data type is a classification identifying one of various types of data, such as floating-point, integer, or Boolean, that determines the possible values for that type; the operations that can be done on values of that type; the meaning of the data; and the way values of...
, collection of values used for computations - Type (command)Type (command)In computing, type is a command in various VMS. AmigaDOS, CP/M, DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows command line interpreters such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to display the contents of specified files...
, a shell command to display contents of a file. - Type (Unix)Type (Unix)type is a Unix command that describes how its arguments would be interpreted if used as command names.-Function:Where applicable, type will display the command name's path...
, a POSIX shell builtin that gives information about commands. - Type systemType systemA type system associates a type with each computed value. By examining the flow of these values, a type system attempts to ensure or prove that no type errors can occur...
, defines a programming language's response to data types
In sociology:
- Ideal typeIdeal typeIdeal type , also known as pure type, is a typological term most closely associated with antipositivist sociologist Max Weber . For Weber, the conduct of social science depends upon the construction of hypothetical concepts in the abstract...
- Normal typeNormal typeIn sociology, the typological term normal type was coined by the German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies...
- TypificationTypificationTypification is a process of creating standard social construction based on standard assumptions. Discrimination based on typification is called typism.-References:*...
Other:
- Type (band), name of Portuguese DJ and musician Cyz (Cynthia Zamorano)
- Type (designation)Type (designation)The word Type followed by a number is a common way to name a weapon or product in a production series, similar in meaning to "Mark". "Type" was used extensively by the Japanese military beginning in the 1920s, and is currently in use by the Chinese military. The United Kingdom uses a type number...
, a model numbering system used for vehicles or military equipment - TypefaceTypefaceIn typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
, used in typesettingTypesettingTypesetting is the composition of text by means of types.Typesetting requires the prior process of designing a font and storing it in some manner...
- Sort (typesetting)Sort (typesetting)In typesetting by hand compositing, a sort is a piece of type representing a particular letter or symbol, cast from a matrix mould and assembled with other sorts bearing additional letters into lines of type to make up a forme from which a page is printed.-See also:* History of western typography*...
, cast metal type for printing - Type MuseumType MuseumThe Type Museum is a unique and massive collection of artifacts representing the legacy of type founding in England, whose famous type foundries and composing systems supplied the world with type in all languages...
, museum about the above
- Sort (typesetting)
- Architectural type, classification of architecture by functional types (houses, institutions), morphological types or historical types Architectural styleArchitectural styleArchitectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...
subcategories - Dog typeDog typeDog types are broad categories of dogs based on function, with dogs identified primarily by specific function or style of work rather than by lineage or appearance....
, categorization by use or function of domestic dogs - Type (biology), which fixes a scientific name to a taxon