Thus, although the model represented by the average man in all his physical, moral and intellectual capacities was considered impossible to attain in certain eras and possible in others, Quetelet declared definitively that there were individuals and peoples who came close to the ideal type and others who were far from it.
Así, aunque la realización del modelo representado por el hombre medio en sus aspectos físicos, morales e intelectuales sea considerada inalcanzable en ciertos momentos y realizable en otros, Quetelet no duda en afirmar que existen individuos y pueblos que se aproximan y otros que se distancian del tipo ideal.