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referring to a single item or entity
- As the singular heir to the estate, he inherited everything.
- His singular focus on the project ensured its success.
- The prize was awarded to a singular winner, with no runners-up.
- The singular focus of the study was to determine the effects of the new medication.
- The committee was formed to address this singular issue.
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oddly unusual or strikingly eccentric in some way
- His singular habit of collecting spoons from every country puzzled his friends.
- The professor's singular way of dressing always drew attention on campus.
- She had a singular laugh that everyone could recognize from across the room.
- His singular behavior at the party made everyone feel a bit uneasy.
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exceptionally unique or noticeably different from the norm in a good way
- The artist's singular style made his work stand out in the gallery.
- She had a singular talent for solving complex puzzles that left others baffled.
- His singular approach to leadership transformed the company.
- The novel's singular plot captivated readers from beginning to end.
- The Mona Lisa is a singular masterpiece in the art world
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(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of only one person or thing
- The word "apple" is in the singular form, referring to just one piece of fruit.
- In the sentence "She is a teacher," the word "teacher" is singular.
- The singular form of "geese" is "goose."
- The student was asked to convert the plural nouns back into their singular forms.
- When writing, it's important to match the singular subject with a singular verb.
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(of a matrix) having a determinant that is zero
- The matrix was found to be singular, so it could not be inverted.
- When the determinant of a square matrix is zero, the matrix is classified as singular.
- Singular matrices arise in systems of linear equations where there is no unique solution.
- The researchers discovered that the matrix was singular, indicating dependent rows.
- Identifying whether a matrix is singular is crucial in solving linear algebra problems.
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related to the characteristics of a point where a function, equation, or physical quantity becomes undefined or infinite
- The equations broke down at the singular point, where the values became infinite.
- A black hole is an example of a singular region in space-time where density becomes infinite.
- The researcher studied the singular solutions to better understand the behavior of the system near the singularity.
- In mathematical analysis, singular points often require special methods to handle their undefined behavior.
- The singularity at the center of a black hole represents a breakdown of classical physics.
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