sin·gu·lar
ˈsiŋ-gyə-lər
1
a
: 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
5
a
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
singularly
adverb
1
: the singular number, the inflectional form denoting it, or a word in that form
2
: a singular term
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“Singular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singular. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.
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