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indiv

indiv is the abbreviation of individual.

Meaning of individual

Noun

individual (plural individuals)

  1. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
    • He is an unusual individual.
  2. A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
    • Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […].1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  3. An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
    • It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals.2006, Steven French, “Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  4. An element belonging to a population.

See all 7 meanings of individual

Questions about indiv

What is indiv the abbreviation of?
Indiv is the abbreviation of individual.

Words near indiv in the dictionary

  1. inditing
  2. indium
  3. indium arsenide
  4. indium lung
  5. indiums
  6. indiv
  7. indiv.
  8. indivertible
  9. individable
  10. individed
  11. individua

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