singular : Idioms & Phrases
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singular form
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noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
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singular matrix
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noun a square matrix whose determinant is zero
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Singular point in a curve
(Math.) , a point at which the curve possesses some peculiar properties not possessed by other points of the curve, as a cusp point, or a multiple point.
Webster 1913
Singular proposition
(Logic) , a proposition having as its subject a singular term, or a common term limited to an individual by means of a singular sign. Whately.
Webster 1913
Singular succession
(Civil Law) , division among individual successors, as distinguished from universal succession, by which an estate descended in intestacy to the heirs in mass.
Webster 1913
Singular term
(Logic) , a term which represents or stands for a single individual.
