singular.ppt

1、singular sigyl(r) adjective,Etymology: Middle English singuler, from Middle French singuler, singulier, from Latin singularis single, solitary, singular, from singulus one only, individual + -aris -ar - more at single,1. a) : of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual b) : of, relatin

2、g to, or being a word form denoting one person, thing, or instance - opposed to plural - compare dual c) : of or relating to a single instance or to something considered by itself : applied to only one individual - opposed to general d) (1) : of or relating to a single or individual unit (2) : of, r

3、elating to, or affecting a particular property or one or more separate interests or rights in property as distinguished from the entire body of a decedents estate or any interest or right in property acquired otherwise than by inheritance - compare singular succession,2. a) obsolete : set apart or d

4、istinguished by superiority : eminent b) : of considerable extent or worth : extraordinary, exceptional c) obsolete : especially helpful or efficacious : beneficial 3. archaic : a) : consisting of one only b) : having but one on each side ,4. a) : of unusual quality : uncommon, unique b) : rare, val

5、uable,5. a) : being at variance with others : differing, contrary b) : departing from general usage or expectation : peculiar, eccentric c) : possessing various unique mathematical properties synonym: strange,II singular noun -s Etymology: Latin singularis, from singularis, adjective, single 1. : th

6、e singular number, the inflectional form denoting it, or a word in that form 2. a) archaic : a single person, instance, or thing : individual b) : something that is considered by itself or as a single term; also : singular proposition - usually used in plural c) (1) obsolete : an adult wild boar (2)

7、 : a company of wild boars,III singular adjective 1. of a matrix : having a determinant equal to zero 2. of a linear transformation : having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero I singularity .=lard., -rt, -i also -ler- noun -es Etymology:

8、 Middle English singularite, from Middle French singularit, from Late Latin singularitat-, singularitas, from Latin singularis single, singular + -itat-, -itas -ity - more at singular,1. : something that is separate or singular : unit 2. a) : an unusual manifestation or eccentricity in manner or beh

9、avior b) : a unique or remarkable characteristic or development c) : an odd or peculiar feature or characteristic 3. : the quality or state of being singular ,II singularity noun 1. : a point at which the derivative of a given function of a real or complex variable does not exist but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists 2. : a point or region of infinite mass density at which space and time are infinitely distorte