samantyyppinen

Samantyyppinen is a Finnish adjective used to describe items, entities, or concepts that belong to the same type or class. The word is a compound of sama, meaning “the same,” and tyyppinen, meaning “type-like” or “of the type.” In Finnish, samantyyppinen conveys a stronger relationship than merely “similar” (samankaltainen); it indicates that the items share a common type or category, often with compatible structures or properties.

Usage and contexts: It appears in linguistics, taxonomy, data modeling, software development, and technical writing. It can describe data records, modules, or components whose formats, fields, or interfaces correspond. Examples include: “kaksi samantyyppistä datajoukkoa” (two data sets of the same type) and “ohjelman funktio hyväksyy samantyyppisiä arvoja” (the function accepts values of the same type). In biology or sociology, it can refer to groups or phenomena that are of the same type or class.

Notes: While synonymous with samankaltainen in some contexts, samantyyppinen emphasizes type identity more strongly than mere resemblance. It is commonly used in technical and formal language. See also tyyppi (type) and samankaltaisuus (similarity).