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ATYPIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not representative of a group, class, or type
Example:
atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children
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Similar:
unrepresentative (not exemplifying a class)
Also:
uncharacteristic (distinctive and not typical)
abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)
Attribute:
typicality (the state of being that is typical)
Derivation:
atypicality (any state that is not typical)