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The @types/react package provides TypeScript definitions for React, enabling developers to leverage static typing within their React projects, improving code quality and maintainability. Comparing versions 16.14.13 and 16.14.14 reveals subtle yet potentially impactful changes for developers. Both versions maintain the same core dependencies: csstype (for CSS type definitions), @types/scheduler (for the React scheduler), and @types/prop-types (for React's prop-types library). The license remains MIT, ensuring open-source usage. The source code and type definitions are available in the DefinitelyTyped repository on Github under the types/react directory.

However, a key difference lies in the unpackedSize, which increased from 165757 bytes in version 16.14.13 to 166039 bytes in version 16.14.14. This suggests that version 16.14.14 includes additional or modified type definitions compared to the previous version. While the file count remains constant at 7, indicating no new files were added, the increased size points to alterations within the existing files. Furthermore, the release date of 16.14.14 is August 19, 2021, while version 16.14.13 was released on August 11, 2021 signaling a more recent set of definitions. Developers should consider upgrading to 16.14.14 to benefit from the latest type enhancements and fixes for React, which might address specific typing issues or introduce better support for newer React features.