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noun(type)a particular kind, class, or group
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noun(type)something distinguishable as a variety : sort
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noun(type)a member of an indicated class or variety of people
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verb(type)to write something on a typewriter or enter data into a computer by way of a keyboard
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verb(type)to produce (a character, a document, etc.) using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer); also : keyboard
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verb(type)to identify as belonging to a type: such as
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adjective(type)relating to, characteristic of, having, or being a personality that is marked by impatience, aggressiveness, and competitiveness and that is held to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
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adjective(type)relating to, characteristic of, having, or being a personality that is marked by a lack of aggressiveness and tension and that has been implicated by some studies as a factor decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease
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noun(type)the genus of a taxonomic family or subfamily from which the name of the family or subfamily is formed
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noun(type)a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis —called also insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes mellitus
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noun(type)rejection of the null hypothesis in statistical testing when it is true
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noun(type)the species of a genus with which the generic name is permanently associated
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noun(type)a specimen or individual designated as type of a species or lesser group and serving as the final criterion of the characteristics of that group
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noun(type)a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production —called also non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus