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Definitions for atypical
eɪˈtɪp ɪ kəlatyp·i·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. atypical, untypicaladjective

    not representative of a group, class, or type

    "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"

  2. atypical, irregularadjective

    deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

    "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"

Wiktionary

  1. atypicalnoun

    An atypical antipsychotic.

  2. atypicaladjective

    Not conforming to the normal type.

  3. atypicaladjective

    Unusual or irregular.

Wikipedia

  1. Atypical

    Atypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. It focuses on the life of 18-year-old Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is on the autism spectrum. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The 10-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, 2019. In February 2020, it was renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on July 9, 2021. The first season received mostly positive reviews. However, it was highly criticized by some sources for its lack of autistic actors, and inaccuracies in its depiction of autism. The second season featured autistic actors and writers, giving them an opportunity to work and represent their community, and received mostly positive reviews. The third season continued this positive development and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.

ChatGPT

  1. atypical

    Atypical refers to something that is not representative of a type, group, or class; deviating from the norm or standard; unusual or irregular. It's often used to describe behaviors, conditions, or results that are different from what is considered typical or expected.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Atypicaladjective

    that has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type

  2. Etymology: [Pref. a- not + typic, typical.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of atypical in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of atypical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of atypical in a Sentence

  1. Katie Britt:

    We worked hard to reach out and to spread the conservative message to even atypical groups, to bring as many people into the fold as possible, because I believe when people hear our plan, when they hear our vision, when they hear where we are on the policies, we will win. So it is my hope that we can do that, that we can come together, that we can step up and be a real force for change. We can't do that if we're fragmented.

  2. Thomas Duconseille:

    I have always been drawn to atypical landscapes, beautiful areas, places at altitude. It’s a small world – the world of people who do this work in these regions – so another cook told the station’s director about me. Working at one place can open new doors, and that’s how I got from the Alps to Antarctica.

  3. Katie Britt:

    I believe across the nation that we are witnessing the year of the parent and parents that are saying we're going to be engaged and we're going to fight for our kids, whether that's in the classroom or in our communities or in the nation at large, we worked hard to reach out and to spread the conservative message to even atypical groups, to bring as many people into the fold as possible. Because I believe when people hear our plan, when they hear our vision, when they hear where we are on the policies, we will win. So it is my hope that we can do that, that we can come together, that we can step up and be a real force for change. We can't do that if we're fragmented.

  4. Judge Emmet Sullivan:

    This is the atypical case.

  5. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince:

    That would be very atypical to happen on its own, that, I think, you can safely correlate directly to the death of the Iranian general.

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