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Docs: type 'unknown' missing from 'Everydad Types'

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the TypeScript website page named “Everydad Types” in the issue title and review its existing type definitions. Add the missing “unknown” definition, explain how it differs from “any,” and include usage examples showing when to prefer it.

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Description

Can someone please add the definition of the 'unknown' type and clearly describe the purpose of it, and how is differs from the type 'any'.

Sample coding show proper use of 'unknown' as well as the context to use it over 'any' would also be benificial.

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