Definition Synonyms
Definition of singleton - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
unique instancesingle person or thing of its kind
- The singleton in the collection stands out..
2.
technologyTECH. class instantiated only onceTECH.
- The logger is implemented as a singleton.
3.
mathematicsTECH. set with exactly one elementTECH.
- The set {5} is a singleton.
4.
playing cardsTECH. single card of a suit in handTECH.
- He played his singleton to win the trick.
5.
phoneticsTECH. single consonant soundTECH.
- The word 'bat' has a singleton at the end.
Images of singleton
single card of a suit in hand
Origin of singleton
Latin, singulus (single) + -ton (suffix)
Examples of singleton in a sentence
He was a singleton in a world of pairs. The configuration manager is a singleton. In this design pattern, the database connection is a singleton. In topology, a singleton is a closed set. The concept of a singleton is fundamental in set theory. She was left with a singleton in hearts.
Holding a singleton, he decided to bid cautiously. Listen for the singleton in the word 'cat'. The linguist noted the singleton in 'dog'.
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- French:élément isolé, singleton, ...
- German:Einzelstück, Singleton, ...
- Italian:singolo, singleton, ...
- Spanish:solitario, singleton, ...
- Portuguese:único, singleton, ...
- Chinese:单件, 单例, ...
- Japanese:シングルトン, シングルトンクラス, ...
- Arabic:فَرْد وَحِيد, مفرد, ...
- Hebrew:יָחִיד, סִינְגְלֶטוֹן, ...
- Russian:синглтон, одиночка, ...
- Ukrainian:одинак, сінглтон, ...
- Hindi:एकल, सिंगलटन, ...
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