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单词 singleton
释义 sin·gle·ton
I. \ˈsiŋgəltən, -tən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from English single (I) + French -eton (diminutive suffix)
1. : a card (as in bridge) that is the only one of its suit originally held in a hand — compare doubleton
2. : an individual member or thing distinct from others grouped with it
 < a quatrain consisting of a triplet and a singleton >
 < the birds scattered … and the singletons were easy to pick up one by one — Thomas Barbour >
specifically : a single offspring
 < in May or June the spotted fawns are born, usually singletons, but rarely twins — W.A.Weber >
II. noun
: a mathematical set that contains one element
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