representative of the whole

Definitions

Serving as a typical example or embodiment of an entire group or class.

Exhibiting the essential characteristics of a larger whole; emblematic.

Examples

The small sample size was not truly representative of the whole population, leading to skewed results.

He argued that the committee's decision was not representative of the whole organization's values.

Synonyms

indicative of the entire group typical of the whole emblematic of the entire set exemplary of the whole

Antonyms

unrepresentative of the whole atypical of the entire group anomalous to the whole not reflective of the whole exceptional to the entire set