typology
noun
ty·pol·o·gy tī-ˈpä-lə-jē 
plural typologies
1
: study of or analysis or classification based on types or categories
2
: a doctrine of theological types
especially : one holding that things in Christian belief are prefigured or symbolized by things in the Old Testament
typologist
tī-ˈpä-lə-jist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This analysis was conducted using the American Communities Project's county typology. 
Dante Chinni, NBC News, 10 June 2022 The plotline reads as a fascination with the typology of a young, charismatic president who has an unusual connection to the pulse of his country. Courtney Sender, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 The 1,300-square-foot structure’s typology can be easily tailored to any individual site and owner as part of a series of customizable home designs. Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022 And governments should get out of the way, allowing producer and consumer to meet to exchange value regardless of what the typology or size or location of housing might be. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 Just like the Turkish Twitch streamers, this is a money-laundering typology that generally entails young people being duped into receiving and transferring funds for criminal networks in exchange for a cut of the proceeds. Timothy Lloyd, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2021 The Pew Research Center’s recent political typology study found that belief to be one of the core views that unites all Democratic factions and clearly separates them from Republicans. Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021 The typology study was mostly based on a Pew American Trends Panel survey of 10,221 adults from July 8-18. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 9 Nov. 2021 The 20th-century typology created by Jan Petersen, who lends the Type D Pedersen sword its name, is based on just one section of the weapon: the hilt. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2021 See More
Dante Chinni, NBC News, 10 June 2022 The plotline reads as a fascination with the typology of a young, charismatic president who has an unusual connection to the pulse of his country. Courtney Sender, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 The 1,300-square-foot structure’s typology can be easily tailored to any individual site and owner as part of a series of customizable home designs. Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022 And governments should get out of the way, allowing producer and consumer to meet to exchange value regardless of what the typology or size or location of housing might be. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 Just like the Turkish Twitch streamers, this is a money-laundering typology that generally entails young people being duped into receiving and transferring funds for criminal networks in exchange for a cut of the proceeds. Timothy Lloyd, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2021 The Pew Research Center’s recent political typology study found that belief to be one of the core views that unites all Democratic factions and clearly separates them from Republicans. Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021 The typology study was mostly based on a Pew American Trends Panel survey of 10,221 adults from July 8-18. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 9 Nov. 2021 The 20th-century typology created by Jan Petersen, who lends the Type D Pedersen sword its name, is based on just one section of the weapon: the hilt. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Medical Definition
typology
noun
ty·pol·o·gy tī-ˈpäl-ə-jē
plural typologies
: study of or study based on types
especially : classification (as of personality, human physique, or bacterial strains) based on the comparative study of types