Individual

  • 1individual — I adjective detached, deviating, different, differentiated, discrete, disjoined, disjunct, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, exceptional, extracted, extraordinary, independent, individualized, isolated, nonconforming, nonuniform, particular …

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  • 2Individual — In di*vid u*al (?; 135), a. [L. individuus indivisible; pref. in not + dividuus divisible, fr. dividere to divide: cf. F. individuel. See {Divide}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or …

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  • 3Individual — In di*vid u*al, n. 1. A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person. Cowper. [1913 Webster] An object which is in the strict… …

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  • 4individual — individual. См. индивидуум. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 5individual — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outstanding, talented ▪ key ▪ powerful ▪ creative ▪ average …

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  • 6Individual — As commonly used, individual refers to a person or to any specific object in a collection. In the 15th century and earlier, and also today within the fields of statistics and metaphysics, individual means indivisible , typically describing any… …

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  • 7individual — /in deuh vij ooh euhl/, n. 1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 2. a person: a strange individual. 3. a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item. 4. a group considered as a unit. 5. Biol. a. a… …

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  • 8individual — Register as an Individual to make personal transactions. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * Ⅰ. individual UK US /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ adjective [before noun] ► considered separately from the other things in a group: »In some individual cases, travel… …

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  • 9individual — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus indivisible, from in + dividuus divided, from dividere to divide Date: 15th century 1. obsolete inseparable 2. a. of, relating to, or distinctively associated with an… …

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  • 10individual — 1. noun /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/ a) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. He is an unusual individual. b) An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class. 2 …

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