Meaning

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

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

    einzeln

    еди́нственныйjedínstvennyj

    the single one of its kind

  2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.

    She has a singular personality.

    einzigartig

    едини́чныйjediníčnyj

    composed of one member, set, or kind

  3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.

    a man of singular gravity or attainments

    einzigartig

  4. Out of the ordinary; curious.

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

    ungewöhnlich

    своеобра́зныйsvojeobráznyj, необыкнове́нныйneobyknovénnyj

    своєрі́днийsvojerídnyj

  5. Referring to only one thing or person.

    singularisch

    еди́нственныйjedínstvennyj

    being a single and separate person or thing

  6. Having no inverse.

    singulär

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

  8. Not equal to its own cofinality.

  9. Each; individual.

    to convey several parcels of land, all and singular

  10. (obsolete)Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

Examples

32 sentences
  1. This word is not used in singular.

    Це слово в однині не вживається.

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  2. The singular of 'data' is 'datum'.

    ruЕдинственное число от слова data – это datum.

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  3. He is a boy of singular intelligence.

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  4. She is a woman of singular beauty.

    ruОна женщина неповторимой красоты.

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  5. A noun can be singular or plural.

    ruСуществительное может быть в единственном или множественном числе.

    deEin Hauptwort kann in der Einzahl oder in der Mehrzahl stehen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
being out of the ordinary:
Русский
By meaning 3
being only one of larger population:
being the only one of a kind:
being out of the ordinary:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
being only one of larger population:
being the only one of a kind:
being out of the ordinary:
grammar: referring to only one thing:
linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse:

Origin

From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”)

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

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