singleton

See also: Singleton

English

Etymology

From single +‎ -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.

Noun

singleton (plural singletons)

1. (playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
2. (playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
3. A single object, especially one of a group.
4. (computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
5. (mathematics) A set with exactly one element.
6. A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.

   singleton preterm birth

7. A person without a romantic partner.
8. A person without a dissociative identity.
9. (phonetics) A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.

   singleton sonorants

Antonyms

• wedder

Translations

playing card

• Dutch: blote (nl) kaart (nl) f, singleton m
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• Finnish: singeli

single object

• Dutch: enkeling (nl) m
• Finnish: ainokainen (fi)
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• Russian: элеме́нт (ru) m (elemént)
• Turkish: tek (tr)

computing: class

• Dutch: singleton n
• Finnish: ainokainen (fi), yksittäisolio, singleton (fi)
• German: Singleton n
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• Japanese: シングルトン (shinguruton)
• Portuguese: singleton (pt) m
• Turkish: tekil kalıp

math: set

• Dutch: singleton n, eenelementige verzameling (nl) f
• Finnish: yksiö (fi)
• French: singleton (fr) m
• German: einelementige Menge f, Einermenge (de) f
• Greek: μονοσύνολο n (monosýnolo)
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• Icelandic: einstökungur m, einsstaksmengi n
• Italian: singoletto (it) m
• Portuguese: conjunto unitário m
• Spanish: conjunto unitario m

See also

• multiton

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋɡəltɔn/, /ˈsɪŋəltɔn/

Noun

singleton m (plural singletons, diminutive singletonnetje n)

1. A singleton (lone playing card).

singleton n (plural singletons, diminutive singletonnetje n)

1. A singleton (design pattern, class, set).

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Portuguese

Noun

singleton m (plural s)

1. (computing) singleton (class that may not be instantiated more than once)