one has definitions from the field of mathematics
1
[ adjective ] used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

Synonyms

1 ane i

Examples

"`ane' is Scottish"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

`` This is one of the major items in the Fulton_County general assistance program '' , the jury said , but the State_Welfare_Department `` has seen_fit to distribute these funds through the welfare departments of all the counties in the state with the exception of Fulton_County , which receives none of_this money .

Hartsfield has been mayor of Atlanta , with exception of one brief interlude , since 1937 .

When the crowd was asked whether it wanted to wait one more term to make the race , it voted no - and there were no dissents .

The largest hurdle the Republicans would have to face is a state law which says that before making a first race , one of two alternative courses must be taken :

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Under committee rules , it went automatically to a subcommittee for one week .

Related terms

cardinal

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[ adjective ] particular but unspecified

Examples

"early one evening"

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

`` How many is that , Jim '' ? asked Willie at one stage of his excavation project .

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Edison could hardly have guessed , however , that Sophocles would one day appear in stereo .

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

One night , so some of these theories run , Adam would have fallen_asleep , much_as he fell_asleep for the creation of Eve ; and thus he would have been carried_over into the life_eternal .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

One day Maeterlinck , coming with a friend upon an event which he recognized as the exact pattern of a previous dream , detailed the ensuing occurrences in_advance so accurately that his companion was completely mystified .

One day when he attended a war memorial ceremony in Westminster_Abbey his view was obstructed by a stout man on his left , his attention turned to the irregular pattern of the rough slab flooring and someone , clasping him by the arm , whispered , `` I want a word with you , please '' .

Related terms

unspecified

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[ noun ] (mathematics) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

Synonyms

1 ace unity single I

Examples

"he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it" "they had lunch at one"

Used in print

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

But make no mistake about it , the first reason people turn_to camping is one of economy .

Neither are shelters , because there is one to meet the needs of every camper or prospective camper .

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

Among the observers of the 1946 tsunami at Hilo was Francis_P._Shepard of the Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography , one of the world 's foremost marine geologists .

Since the 1946 disaster there have been 15 tsunami in the Pacific , but only one was of any consequence .

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

One is that they were established , or gained eminence , under pressure provided by these same immigrants , from whom the old families wished to segregate their children .

Related terms

digit singleton monad

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[ noun ] a single person or thing

Examples

"he is the best one" "this is the one I ordered"

Used in print

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

`` Well , with a house as big as that there must be at_least one cellar window that would n't be noticed right_away unless there was a police_investigation '' .

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

`` Every_last one of you .

Related terms

unit

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[ adjective ] having the indivisible character of a unit

Synonyms

unitary

Examples

"a unitary action" "spoke with one voice"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

What makes this long and diverse tradition essentially one is that those who have belonged_to it have been profoundly in_earnest about being modern men in a distinctively modern_world .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

One man dropped to his knee for better aim .

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united

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[ adjective ] of the same kind or quality

Examples

"two animals of one species"

Used in print

(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)

In_spite_of the shading of one type of course into another , I believe it is useful to talk_about vocational courses as apart from academic courses .

(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)

one asked for help for the blind , another help for orphans , and the third for relief for the war refugees .

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

These additional modern bombers will replace some of the older B-47 medium bombers ; one B-52 can do the work of several B-47 's which it will replace .

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same

7
[ adjective ] indefinite in time or position

Examples

"he will come one day" "one place or another"

Related terms

indefinite

8
[ adjective ] used informally as an intensifier

Examples

"that is one fine dog"

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

With our company of soldiers , we made one long column of reddish dust .

Related terms

extraordinary

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[ adjective ] being the single appropriate individual of a kind; only

Examples

"the one horse that could win this race" "the one person I could marry"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

He kicked several while playing at Stamford_High_School , including one that beat Anson , 3 - 0 , in a 1953 district game .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Mantle , the bull-necked blond switch-hitter , had one sensational triple-crown_season , 1959 , when he batted .365 and also led the American_League in home_runs , 52 , and RBIs , 130 .

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

Intercede for our separated brethren , that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the chief Shepherd , the vicar of thy Son '' .

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

It is the one exercise that drastically influences the definition of the thighs at the hipline - that mark of the champion that sets him apart from all other bodybuilders - a criterion of muscle `` drama '' that_is unforgettable to judges and audiences alike - the facet of muscular development that wins prizes .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The one sure way to tell victim and villain apart is to examine the hind_legs which in the case of the idler , Psithyrus , lack the pollen baskets - naturally !

Related terms

single

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[ adjective ] being one in number--a single unit or thing

Examples

"one person is going" "her one thought was to win" "I'm just one player on the team" "one day is just like the next" "seen one horse and you've seen them all"

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

This was one place where Moonan could go for a drink in a back booth without anyone noticing him , or at_least coming_up and hanging_around and wanting to know all the low-down .

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single

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[ pronoun ] pronoun, third person singular impersonal
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[ pronoun ] pronoun, second or third person plural, impersonal

Synonyms

you people we they

13
[ adjective ] being a single entity made by combining separate components

Examples

"three chemicals combining into one solution"

Related terms

combined

14
[ adjective ] eminent beyond or above comparison

Examples

"matchless beauty" "the team's nonpareil center fielder" "she's one girl in a million" "the one and only Muhammad Ali" "a peerless scholar" "infamy unmatched in the Western world" "unrivaled mastery of her art"

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incomparable

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