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singular term

singular term noun: a word or phrase that designates (or is meant to designate) an individual object; either a proper noun or a definite description.

Noun

singular term (plural singular terms)

  1. A word or phrase that designates (or is meant to designate) an individual object; either a proper noun or a definite description.
    • A singular term is supposed to designate a single object, as opposed to a general term which applies to many objects.1980, Saul Kripke, Naming and Necessity, Harvard University Press, page 27
    Synonyms:
    singular referring expression, singular designation

Synonyms of singular term

  • singular referring expression
  • singular designation

Antonyms

Forms of singular term

pluralsingular terms

Questions about singular term

What does singular term mean?
Singular term means a word or phrase that designates (or is meant to designate) an individual object; either a proper noun or a definite description.
What part of speech is singular term?
Singular term is a noun.
What is the plural of singular term?
The plural of singular term is singular terms.

Words near singular term in the dictionary

  1. singular matrices
  2. singular matrix
  3. singular matrixes
  4. singular statement
  5. singular statements
  6. singular term
  7. singular value decomposition
  8. singular value decompositions
  9. singulare tantum
  10. singularia tantum
  11. singularisation

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