The difference between Singular and Specific

When used as nouns, singular means a form of a word that refers to only one person or thing, whereas specific means a distinguishing attribute or quality.

When used as adjectives, singular means being only one of a larger population, whereas specific means explicit or definite.

check bellow for the other definitions of Singular and Specific

  1. Singular as an adjective:

    Being only one of a larger population.

    Examples:

    "A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon."

  2. Singular as an adjective:

    Being the only one of the kind; unique.

    Examples:

    "She has a singular personality."

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  3. Singular as an adjective:

    Distinguished by superiority; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional.

    Examples:

    "a man of singular gravity or attainments"

  4. Singular as an adjective:

    Out of the ordinary; curious.

    Examples:

    "It was very singular; I don't know why he did it."

  5. Singular as an adjective (grammar):

    Referring to only one thing or person.

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

    Having no inverse.

  7. 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.

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

    Not equal to its own .

  9. Singular as an adjective (legal):

    Each; individual.

    Examples:

    "to convey several parcels of land, all and singular"

  10. Singular as an adjective (obsolete):

    Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

  1. Singular as a noun (grammar):

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

  2. Singular as a noun (logic):

    That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.

  1. Specific as an adjective:

    explicit or definite

  2. Specific as an adjective (sciences):

    Pertaining to a species.

  3. Specific as an adjective (taxonomy):

    pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species

  4. Specific as an adjective:

    special, distinctive or unique

  5. Specific as an adjective:

    intended for, or applying to, a particular thing

  6. Specific as an adjective:

    being a remedy for a particular disease

    Examples:

    "Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria."

  7. Specific as an adjective (immunology):

    limited to a particular antibody or antigen

  8. Specific as an adjective (physics):

    of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)

  9. Specific as an adjective (physics):

    similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)

  10. Specific as an adjective (physics):

    a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)

  1. Specific as a noun:

    A distinguishing attribute or quality.

  2. Specific as a noun:

    A remedy for a specific disease or condition.

  3. Specific as a noun:

    Specification

  4. Specific as a noun (in the plural):

    The details; particulars.

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