Individual
noun
A single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
He's a very strange individual.
Often appears as...
- strange individual
- unique individual
adjective
Single; separate.
We all have our individual styles.
Often appears as...
- individual style
- individual preference
adjective
Relating to one person or thing; not combined or collective.
Each individual student receives a personal timetable.
Often appears as...
- individual student
- individual item
noun
A single distinct element; a single person, thing, or concept apart from a group.
In probability, an individual refers to an outcome of a random experiment.
Often appears as...
- individual outcome
- individual element
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Technical
noun
A single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
He's a very strange individual.
Often appears as...
- strange individual
- unique individual
adjective
Single; separate.
We all have our individual styles.
Often appears as...
- individual style
- individual preference
adjective
Relating to one person or thing; not combined or collective.
Each individual student receives a personal timetable.
Often appears as...
- individual student
- individual item
noun
A single distinct element; a single person, thing, or concept apart from a group.
In probability, an individual refers to an outcome of a random experiment.
Often appears as...
- individual outcome
- individual element
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Distinct Identity
Refers to someone's unique characteristics that set them apart from others.
She is an individual with a remarkable memory.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Collective
Emphasizes one person, often in contrast to a group or team setting.
He prefers to work as an individual rather than in a group.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
Can imply that the person stands out or is unusual in some way.
That individual seems quite eccentric.
Pro Tip 1/3Distinct Identity
Refers to someone's unique characteristics that set them apart from others.
She is an individual with a remarkable memory.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Collective
Emphasizes one person, often in contrast to a group or team setting.
He prefers to work as an individual rather than in a group.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
Can imply that the person stands out or is unusual in some way.
That individual seems quite eccentric.
Pro Tip 1/3Distinct Identity
Refers to someone's unique characteristics that set them apart from others.
She is an individual with a remarkable memory.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Collective
Emphasizes one person, often in contrast to a group or team setting.
He prefers to work as an individual rather than in a group.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
Can imply that the person stands out or is unusual in some way.
That individual seems quite eccentric.
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The psychology of...
Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it. Meanwhile, vulnerable narcissists can be quiet and reserved. They have a strong sense of entitlement,
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What "Orwellian" really...
in which one is compelled to disregard their own perception in place of the officially dictated version of events, leaving the individual completely dependent on the State's definition of reality itself. The result is a world in which even the privacy of one's own thought process is violated,
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all.
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How smart are dolphins?...
are their senses of empathy, altruism, and attachment. The habit of helping injured individuals extends across the species barrier as evidenced by the many accounts of dolphins carrying humans to the surface to breathe. And like us, dolphins mourn their dead.
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How to build a fictional...
This covers everything from laws of gravity, or not, to the rules of society and the punishments for individuals who break them. What kind of government does this world have? Who has power, and who doesn't? What do people believe in here?
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Why do we feel...
Instead, by allowing individuals to remember personally meaningful and rewarding experiences they shared with others, nostalgia can boost psychological well-being. Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people
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How math saved my life PIPE...
the fact that this must be how our brain constructs a moving image just like a video camera with individual discrete pictures helped excuse me having a brain injury sometimes causes memory issues here there we go
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The Story of Us with...
once again my journeys take me around the world meeting inspiring individuals from all walks of life and as always I've got a lot of questions do you think that justice and revenge or different about
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Your body language may...
but not very stress reactive, the person who's laid back. So we know that in primate hierarchies, if an alpha needs to take over, if an individual needs to take over an alpha role sort of suddenly,
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Army Ants Rampage...
These are insects that, by working together, transcend individual size. The colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife.
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The psychology of...
Many do it for very positive reasons, like reaching their full potential, or helping make people's lives better. But narcissistic individuals seek power for the status and attention that goes with it. Meanwhile, vulnerable narcissists can be quiet and reserved. They have a strong sense of entitlement,
Video examples
What "Orwellian" really...
in which one is compelled to disregard their own perception in place of the officially dictated version of events, leaving the individual completely dependent on the State's definition of reality itself. The result is a world in which even the privacy of one's own thought process is violated,
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all.
Video examples
How smart are dolphins?...
are their senses of empathy, altruism, and attachment. The habit of helping injured individuals extends across the species barrier as evidenced by the many accounts of dolphins carrying humans to the surface to breathe. And like us, dolphins mourn their dead.
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
This covers everything from laws of gravity, or not, to the rules of society and the punishments for individuals who break them. What kind of government does this world have? Who has power, and who doesn't? What do people believe in here?
Video examples
Why do we feel...
Instead, by allowing individuals to remember personally meaningful and rewarding experiences they shared with others, nostalgia can boost psychological well-being. Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
the fact that this must be how our brain constructs a moving image just like a video camera with individual discrete pictures helped excuse me having a brain injury sometimes causes memory issues here there we go
Video examples
The Story of Us with...
once again my journeys take me around the world meeting inspiring individuals from all walks of life and as always I've got a lot of questions do you think that justice and revenge or different about
Video examples
Your body language may...
but not very stress reactive, the person who's laid back. So we know that in primate hierarchies, if an alpha needs to take over, if an individual needs to take over an alpha role sort of suddenly,
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
These are insects that, by working together, transcend individual size. The colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife.
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Wayne Gretzky
Canadian Hockey Player
I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual.
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Galileo Galilei
Italian Scientist
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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Wayne Gretzky
Canadian Hockey Player
I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual.
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Galileo Galilei
Italian Scientist
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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