typologiczny

Typologiczny is a Polish adjective meaning related to typology, the systematic study or classification of elements into types or categories. It is used to describe methods, criteria, or features that are based on typological classification rather than, for example, chronological or purely quantitative approaches. The word derives from typologia (typology), itself from Greek typos “type” and -logia.

In practice, typologiczny appears in many disciplines. In linguistics, phrases like cechy typologiczne or analiza typologiczna refer to comparing languages according to their structural features—word order, morphology, phonology—across languages rather than by historical lineage. In archaeology and art history, klasyfikacja typologiczna is used to group artefacts or stylistic objects into types defined by form, decoration, or manufacturing technique. In theology and biblical studies, typology (interpretacja typologiczna) is used to relate symbolically older events or persons to later counterparts.

The term also features in cognitive science or information science when describing typological classifications of data, categories in databases, or feature-based analyses. It is distinct from synonyms such as typowy (typical) or more general uses of typologiczny as a specialized technical term denoting methodology rather than mere frequency or normality.

See also: typologia, językoznawstwo typologiczne, interpretacja typologiczna.