Type vs. Variety — What's the Difference?

A category of people or things having common characteristics

The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony

A person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something

A taxonomic category that ranks below subspecies (where present) or species, its members differing from others of the same subspecies or species in minor but permanent or heritable characteristics. Varieties are more often recognized in botany, in which they are designated in the style Apium graveolens (var. dulce).

Characters or letters that are printed or shown on a screen

The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity

A design on either side of a medal or coin.

A number or collection of varied things, especially of a particular group; an assortment

An abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing.

Something that is distinguished from others of the same kind by a specific characteristic or set of characteristics

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys

A form of a language that is used by a specific social group and differs from forms used by other social groups

Determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs

(Biology) A taxonomic subdivision of a species or subspecies consisting of a group of naturally occurring or selectively bred individuals that differ from other individuals of the species in certain minor characteristics.

A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class:That type of car was popular in the 1970s. See Synonyms at kind.

A variety show.

A person or thing having the features of a group or class:He is the type of person that is bound to get into trouble.

(countable)

An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment:"He was the perfect type of a military dandy"(Joyce Cary).

A deviation or difference.

A person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group:a group of executive types; a restaurant frequented by tourist types.

A specific variation of something.

A figure, representation, or symbol of something to come, such as an event in the Old Testament that is believed to foreshadow another in the New Testament.

A collection or number of different things.

(Biology)The type specimen, type species, or type genus, which serves as the basis for the name of a species, genus, or family.

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A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper.

(uncountable)

Such pieces considered as a group.

The quality of being varied; diversity.

Printed or typewritten characters; print:Let's see how your letter looks in type.

The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.

A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface:a sans-serif type.

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

A pattern, a design, or an image impressed or stamped onto the face of a coin.

That which is various.

To write (something) using a typewriter.

A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.

To input (something) manually on an electronic device, especially by using a keyboard.

Such entertainment as in given in variety shows; the production of, or performance in, variety shows.

To assign to a category; classify or characterize:a political candidate who was typed as indecisive.

Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.

To determine the antigenic characteristics of (a blood or tissue sample).

An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.

To typecast:an actor afraid of being typed as a gangster.

In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.

To write with a typewriter or computer keyboard.

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

Noticeable heterogeneity;

An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.

(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differe from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics;

An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.

A show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;

(uncountable) Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size.

A difference that is usually pleasant;

Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics.

(taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.

Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.

(medicine) A blood group.

(corpus linguistics) A word that occurs in a text or corpus irrespective of how many times it occurs, as opposed to a token.

(theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.

(computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type.

(fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.

(chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.

(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)

A symbol, emblem, or example of something.

To put text on paper using a typewriter.

To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

To determine the blood type of.

To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.

To categorize into types.

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

Form or character impressed; style; semblance.

A figure or representation of something to come; a token; a sign; a symbol; - correlative to antitype.

That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities; the representative.

The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin.

A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing.

A simple compound, used as a model or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.

To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.

A subdivision of a particular kind of thing;

A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);

(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

Printed characters;

A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper;

All of the tokens of the same symbol;

Write by means of a keyboard with types;

Identify as belonging to a certain type;