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Type

A type is a set of values supporting a certain set of operations.

Related concepts:  ValueClass

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Type system

Authoritative Definition

Wikipedia does not necessarily offer the best fitting definition of a concept. The exact meaning we attribute to the concept of Type is based on principled authoritative sources such as:

nLab - Section type theory
Types and Programming Languages - Section 1

Misconceptions about Type
38 documented Misconceptions

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CharType
A single character is of type char
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ClassDefinesType
The type of an object is equivalent to the type defined by its class definition
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EqualityOperatorComparesOnlyTypes
The equality operator '==' compares only the types of the operands
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NullAndUndefinedAreTheSame
The values null and undefined are the same
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TypeofArrayIsArray
The typeof operator applied on an array returns 'array'
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TypeofNullIsNull
The value null is of type 'null'

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