special case

1. A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.

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2. A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.

   A class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class.

3. A theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general statement.

1. Without a doubt, yours is a special case.

   Shujinko · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.

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3. I'll make this a special case, but try to keep it short.

   ruЯ сделаю для этого исключение, но, пожалуйста, будьте покороче. — Hellerick

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4. He's a special case.

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5. The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.

   deDie Kunst, Mathematik zu betreiben, liegt darin, jenen Spezialfall zu finden, der alle Ansätze zur Verallgemeinerung in sich birgt. — Jens_Odo

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