Definition of singular
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
b
: of, relating to, or being a word form denoting one person, thing, or instance
a singular noun
c
: of or relating to a single instance or to something considered by itself
2
: distinguished by superiority : exceptional
an artist of singular attainments
3
: being out of the ordinary : unusual
on the way home we had a singular adventure
5a
of a matrix
: having a determinant equal to zero
b
of a linear transformation
: having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero
singular
nounDefinition of singular (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the singular number, the inflectional form denoting it, or a word in that form
2
: a singular term
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The first known use of singular was in the 14th century
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