singular

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singularis (alone of its kind), from Latin singulus (single).

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Adjective[edit]

singular (comparative more singular, superlative most singular)

  1. Being only one of a larger population.
    A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon.
  2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.
    She has a singular personality.
  3. Distinguished by superiority, coming across as such.
  4. Being out of the ordinary, coming across as such.
  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.

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Noun[edit]

singular (plural singulars)

  1. (grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

Antonyms[edit]

  • (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing): plural

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin singulāris.

Adjective[edit]

singular m, f (masculine and feminine plural singulars)

  1. singular

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin singulāris.

Adjective[edit]

singular m and f (plural singulares)

  1. singular

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

sȉngulār m (Cyrillic spelling си̏нгула̄р)

  1. singular

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin singulāris.

Adjective[edit]

singular m and f (plural singulares)

  1. singular

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Noun[edit]

singular m (plural singulares)

  1. singular