The difference between Common and Individual

When used as nouns, common means mutual good, shared by more than one, whereas individual means a person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

When used as adjectives, common means mutual, whereas individual means relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.

Common is also verb with the meaning: to communicate (something).

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Common as an adjective:

Mutual; shared by more than one.

Examples:

"The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship."

"Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors."
Common as an adjective:

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

Examples:

"It is common to find sharks off this coast."
Common as an adjective:

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.

Examples:

"Sharks are common in these waters."
Common as an adjective:

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
Common as an adjective (grammar):

In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
Common as an adjective (grammar):

Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
Common as an adjective:

Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
Common as an adjective (obsolete):

Profane; polluted.
Common as an adjective (obsolete):

Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

Common as a noun:

Mutual good, shared by more than one.
Common as a noun:

A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
Common as a noun:

The people; the community.
Common as a noun (legal):

The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

Common as a verb (obsolete):

To communicate (something).
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To converse, talk.
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To have sex.
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To participate.

Examples:

"rfquotek Sir Thomas More"
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To have a joint right with others in common ground.

Examples:

"rfquotek Johnson"
Common as a verb (obsolete):

To board together; to eat at a table in common.

Individual as a noun:

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

Examples:

"He is an unusual individual."
Individual as a noun (legal):

A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
Individual as a noun:

An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
Individual as a noun (statistics):

An element belonging to a population.

Individual as an adjective:

Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.

Examples:

"As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one."
Individual as an adjective:

Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

Examples:

"'individual personal pension; individual cream cakes"
Individual as an adjective:

Not divisible without losing its identity.

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