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Looking at following datasheet: https://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/2N5457-D.PDF
I'm puzzled as to why there are multiple "typical characteristic " (pairs of) charts. As far as my understanding goes, FETs are voltage controlled devices so why do we have multiple (and contradictory) values of drain current for given drain-source voltage and gate voltage? (figures 2, 4 and 6).
Since the part has a large variation in the gate-source cutoff voltage (see spec table), they have provided curves for 3 "typical" parts with different cutoff voltages.
Figure 4 may be the most typical, but if they only provided this curve, it could be misleading to the user.
