ideal type

American  

noun

1. a construct abstracted from experience in which individual elements are combined to form a whole that is conceptually independent of empirical factors or variables, but against which particular examples of the appropriate class found in life can be measured.

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Etymology

Origin of ideal type

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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ideal type

And Wilson might be the ideal type of player to gamble on in this area.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

In her hour-long comedy special, Nicole Byer reminisces over all the craziness spurred by a pandemic-plagued year-plus and jokes about everything from her ideal type to her ambiguous veganism.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2021

Therefore, the ideal type of bureaucracy, the Weberian model, was one in which agencies are apolitical, hierarchically organized, and governed by formal procedures.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

He has an idea of his ideal type of project, too.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020

He was the ideal type of the feudal lord for whom no interest prevails against his own.

From Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day by Cammaerts, Emile