Definitions for singular
ˈsɪŋ gyə lərsin·gu·lar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. singular, singular formadjective

   the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

2. remarkable, singularadjective

   unusual or striking

   "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

3. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singularadjective

   beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

   "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

4. singularadjective

   being a single and separate person or thing

   "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James

5. singularadjective

   composed of one member, set, or kind

6. singularadjective

   grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit

7. singular, uniqueadjective

   the single one of its kind

   "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. singularnoun

   A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

2. singularadjective

   Being only one of a larger population.

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

3. singularadjective

   Being the only one of the kind; unique.

4. singularadjective

   Distinguished by superiority, coming across as such.

5. singularadjective

   Being out of the ordinary, coming across as such.

6. singularadjective

   Referring to only one thing or person.

7. singularadjective

   Having no inverse.

8. singularadjective

   Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SINGULARadjective

   Etymology: singulier, Fr. singularis, Latin.

   1. Single; not complex; not compound.

   That idea which represents one particular determinate thing is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex, or compound. Isaac Watts.

   2. [In grammar.] Expressing only one; not plural.

   If St. Paul’s speaking of himself in the first person singular has so various meanings, his use of the first person plural has a greater latitude. John Locke.

   3. Particular; unexampled.

   So singular a sadness
   Must have a cause as strange as the effect. John Denham, Sophy.

   Doubtless, if you are innocent, your case is extremely hard, yet it is not singular. Female Quixote.

   4. Having something not common to others. It is commonly used in a sense of disapprobation, whether applied to persons or things.

   His zeal
   None seconded, as singular and rash. John Milton.

   It is very commendable to be singular in any excellency, and religion is the greatest excellency: to be singular in anything that is wise and worthy is not a disparagement, but a praise. John Tillotson.

   5. Alone; that of which there is but one.

   These busts of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce, and some of them almost singular in their kind. Addis.

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1. singular

   Singular refers to the state or quality of being individual, unique, or separate. In grammar, it refers to a form of a word that denotes one person, thing, or instance (as opposed to plural). It also relates to something unusual or exceptional.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Singularadjective

   separate or apart from others; single; distinct

2. Singularadjective

   engaged in by only one on a side; single

3. Singularadjective

   existing by itself; single; individual

4. Singularadjective

   each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular

5. Singularadjective

   denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; -- opposed to dual and plural

6. Singularadjective

   standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon

7. Singularadjective

   distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments

8. Singularadjective

   departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; -- often implying disapproval or consure

9. Singularadjective

   being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique

10. Singularnoun

    an individual instance; a particular

11. Singularnoun

    the singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number

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1. Singular

   Singular is a computer algebra system for polynomial computations with special emphasis on the needs of commutative and non-commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory. Singular is free software released under the GNU General Public License. Problems in non-commutative algebra can be tackled with the Singular offspring Plural. Singular is developed under the direction of Wolfram Decker, Gert-Martin Greuel, Gerhard Pfister, and Hans Schönemann, who head Singular's core development team within the Department of Mathematics of the University of Kaiserslautern. In the DFG Priority Program 1489, interfaces to GAP, Polymake and Gfan are being developed in order to cover recently established areas of mathematics involving convex and algebraic geometry, such as toric and tropical geometry.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Singular

   sing′gū-lar, adj. alone: (gram.) denoting one person or thing: single: not complex or compound: standing alone, rare, unusual, uncommon: of more than common value or importance: unique, extraordinary, strange, odd: (B.) particular.—n. that which is singular: (logic) that which is not general, that which is here and now, that which is determinate in every respect.—n. Singularisā′tion.—v.t. Sing′ularise, to make singular.—ns. Sing′ularist, one who affects singularity; Singular′ity, the state of being singular: peculiarity: anything curious or remarkable: particular privilege or distinction: (math.) an exceptional element or character of a continuum.—adv. Sing′ularly, in a singular manner: peculiarly: strangely: so as to express one or the singular number. [Fr.,—L. singularis.]

Anagrams for singular »

1. railguns

2. rail guns

How to pronounce singular?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say singular in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of singular in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of singular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of singular in a Sentence

1. James Thurber:

   I loathe the expression What makes him tick. It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   I am very grateful to all of you for this singular honor which I could not obtain by birth despite how many immigrant grandparents I had.

3. Pope Francis:

   From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.

4. H. P. Lovecraft:

   It is only the inferior thinker who hastens to explain the singular and the complex by the primitive shortcut of supernaturalism.

5. James Thurber:

   I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.

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