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Type can mean:

In philosophy, mathematics and computing:

Theory of Types, a means by Bertrand Russell to further discuss the mapping of mathematics to logic in philosophical logic
Type (metaphysics), in metaphysics and ontology

Equivalence class, in set theory and musical set theory
Type (model theory), in mathematics
Arity of an operation, in mathematics
A proposition or a set in the Intuitionistic Type Theory

An element in a type system in computing
Data type, a collection of values used for computation

Type can also refer to:

Biological type, which fixes a scientific name to a taxon

The metal forms of the letters used in typesetting in printing

Normal type, in sociology
Ideal type, in sociology

My type (dating), a potential partner that suits the speaker's taste

Type (theology), shadows things to come in the Bible

Type (band), a name of Portuguese DJ and musician Cyz (Cynthia Zamorano)

See also

Typology, the study of types

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