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singular / unique
Unique or extraordinary; without a comparable counterpart of its kind.
Mit ihrer singulären Mischung aus Musik und Theater nimmt die Inszenierung eine Sonderstellung im Festivalprogramm ein.
With its singular blend of music and theater, the production occupies a unique position in the festival program.
isolated
Occurring only individually or sporadically.
Die Krankheit tritt in dieser Region nur singulär auf.
The disease occurs only sporadically in this region.
singular
In mathematics: affected by a special property that means certain regular properties are absent. A square matrix is called singular if its determinant is zero and it therefore has no inverse matrix.
Da die zweite Zeile ein Vielfaches der ersten ist, ist diese quadratische Matrix singulär.
Since the second row is a multiple of the first, this square matrix is singular.
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'Singulär' (singular) can sound elevated or technical depending on the context. The adjective is particularly common in academic, journalistic, and specialized texts.
Die singuläre Leistung der Forscherin wurde international anerkannt.
The researcher's singular achievement was recognized internationally.
In the meaning 'außergewöhnlich' (extraordinary), 'singulär' (singular) is often used with words such as 'Leistung' (achievement), 'Ereignis' (event), 'Stellung' (position), or 'Bedeutung' (significance). It describes something evaluated as particularly outstanding.
Seine singuläre Stellung in der europäischen Kunstgeschichte ist unbestritten.
His singular position in European art history is undisputed.
When referring to individual or sporadic occurrences, 'singulär' (isolated) is often used with verbs such as 'auftreten' (to occur), 'vorkommen' (to occur), or 'bleiben' (to remain). The word often refers to a rare case within a larger group.
Solche Nebenwirkungen kommen nur singulär vor.
Such side effects occur only sporadically.
In mathematics, 'singulär' (singular) is particularly often used together with 'Matrix' (matrix). Typical technical collocations are 'eine singuläre Matrix' (a singular matrix) and 'eine singuläre quadratische Matrix' (a singular square matrix).
Für eine singuläre Matrix lässt sich keine inverse Matrix berechnen.
No inverse matrix can be calculated for a singular matrix.
