The difference between General and Singular

General as an adjective:

Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or .

General as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):

Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.

General as an adjective:

Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.

General as an adjective:

Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.

General as an adjective:

Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.

General as an adjective:

Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.

General as a noun (now, rare):

A general fact or proposition; a generality.

General as a noun (military ranks):

The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.

General as a noun:

A great strategist or tactician.

General as a noun (Christianity):

The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.

General as a noun (nautical):

A commander of naval forces; an admiral.

General as a noun (colloquial, now, historical):

A general servant; a maid with no specific duties.

General as a noun:

A general anesthetic; general anesthesia.

General as a noun (insurance):

The general insurance industry.

General as a verb:

to lead (soldiers) as a general

Singular as an adjective:

Being only one of a larger population.

Singular as an adjective:

Being the only one of the kind; unique.

Singular as an adjective:

Distinguished by superiority; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional.

Singular as an adjective:

Out of the ordinary; curious.

Singular as an adjective (grammar):

Referring to only one thing or person.

Singular as an adjective (linear algebra, of matrix):

Having no inverse.

Singular as an adjective (linear algebra, of transformation):

Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.

Singular as an adjective (set theory, of a cardinal number):

Not equal to its own .

Singular as an adjective (legal):

Each; individual.

Singular as an adjective (obsolete):

Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

Singular as a noun (grammar):

A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

Singular as a noun (logic):

That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.