In JavaScript, why typeof Function.prototype is “function”, not “object” like other prototype objects?

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This seems to be defined in ECMAScript 5:

15.3.4 Properties of the Function Prototype Object

The Function prototype object is itself a Function object (its [[Class]] is “Function”) that, when invoked, accepts any arguments and returns undefined.

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