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type vs symbol

symbol vs type

type and symbol both are nouns.

type is a verb but symbol is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
type Yes No Yes No
symbol Yes No No No
As nouns, symbol is a hypernym of type; that is, symbol is a word with a broader meaning than type:
  • type: all of the tokens of the same symbol
  • symbol: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
type (noun) symbol (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
type (verb) symbol (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types
Difference between type and symbol

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