Singular

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ · adjective

Meaning

Being only one of a larger population; single, individual..

Definitions by Sense

1. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.
3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
4. Out of the ordinary; curious.
5. (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
6. (linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
7. (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
8. (set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.

Example Sentences

A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon.

And God forbid that all a company / Should rue a singular manne's folly.

She has a singular personality.

The busts[…] of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce, and some of them almost singular in their kind.

singular instances

A group of finches, of which Mr. Gould considers there are thirteen species; and these he has distributed into for new sub-genera. These birds are the most singular of any in the archipelago.

a man of singular gravity or attainments

It was very singular; I don't know why he did it.

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Word Forms

• more singular
• most singular
• sing.
• sg.
• sg
• singulars

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