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a) The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.b) The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.See Also: type, typification
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Typology — is the study of types. More specifically, it may refer to:*Typology (anthropology), division of culture by races *Typology (archaeology), classification of things according to their characteristics *Typology (theology), in Christian theology the… … Wikipedia
Typology — Ty*pol o*gy, n. [Type + logy.] 1. (Theol.) A discourse or treatise on types. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) The doctrine of types. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
typology — 1845, from Gk. typos (see TYPE (Cf. type)) + OLOGY (Cf. ology) … Etymology dictionary
typology — [tī päl′ə jē] n. [ TYPO + LOGY] 1. the study of types, symbols, or symbolism 2. symbolic meaning or representation; symbolism typological [tī΄pə läj′i kəl] adj … English World dictionary
typology — typological /tuy peuh loj i keuhl/, typologic, adj. typologically, adv. typologist, n. /tuy pol euh jee/, n. 1. the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, esp. in scriptural literature. 2. a systematic classification or study of… … Universalium
typology — Not to be confused with typography, typology is the study or systematic ordering or classification of types as in kinds, not the types involving letter forms that have characteristics or traits in common. This is necessarily an interest of art … Glossary of Art Terms
typology — [[t]taɪpɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] typologies N COUNT A typology is a system for dividing things into different types, especially in science and the social sciences. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
typology — /taɪˈpɒlədʒi/ (say tuy poluhjee) noun (plural typologies) 1. the doctrine or study of types or symbols, especially those of Scripture. 2. the study of types and classes, especially as in systematic classification. 3. Archaeology the study of the… …
typology — tipologija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis ir sisteminantis žmonių tipus pagal psichines ir fizines ypatybes, jų tarpusavio ryšius; mokslinio pažinimo metodas. kilmė gr. typos – atspaudas, pavyzdys + logos… … Sporto terminų žodynas
Typology (anthropology) — Typology in anthropology is the division of the human species by races. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, anthropologists used a typological model to divide people from different ethnic regions into races, (e.g. negroid, caucasoid,… … Wikipedia
Typology (theology) — For other types of typology, see Typology (disambiguation). The Ascension from a Speculum Humanae Salvationis ca. 1430, see below. Typology (Greek tupos, a.k.a. figura in Latin) in Christian theology and Biblical exegesis is a doctrine or theory… … Wikipedia
