noun🔗Share(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing."In English grammar, "dog" is the singular of "dogs." "grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is not general; a specific determinate instance."The teacher focused on the singular case of the verb, not the general rule. "languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBeing only one of a larger population."A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon."numbermathstatisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBeing the only one of the kind; unique."She has a singular personality."qualitybeingcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDistinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary."a man of singular gravity or attainments"qualitycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOut of the ordinary; curious."His quiet demeanor and unusual approach to solving math problems made him a singular student in the class. "characterstyleattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar) Referring to only one thing or person."My singular goal for today is to finish my homework. "grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of matrix) Having no inverse."The 3x1 matrix is singular, meaning it cannot be used to solve the system of equations. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero."The transformation matrix used to resize the image was singular, resulting in a distorted picture with overlapping pixels because its determinant was zero. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality."The number 5 is a singular cardinal number, as it is not the same as the size of the set of all natural numbers. "mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEach; individual."to convey several parcels of land, all and singular"languagegrammarnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEngaged in by only one on a side; single."The chess match ended quickly because it was a singular game; just one player remained on each side. "numberlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
