What is the meaning of atypical?

adjective

  • Not representative of a group, class, or type.
    • usage: "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"
  • Deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal.
    • usage: "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"
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APAWordNet. (2010). atypical. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/atypical/definitions/1168684
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