singular
/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/
Dictionary
noun
- (grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
- That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
adjective
- Being only one of a larger population.
"A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon."
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
"She has a singular personality."
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
"a man of singular gravity or attainments"
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
"It was very singular; I don't know why he did it."
- (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
- (of matrix) Having no inverse.
- (of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- (of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
- Each; individual.
"to convey several parcels of land, all and singular"
- Engaged in by only one on a side; single.
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