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singlet

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noun/ˈsɪŋɡlɪt/
  1. 1

    A set of one, an item not part of a larger set; A multiplet having a single member, especially a single spectroscopic peak.

  2. 2

    A set of one, an item not part of a larger set; A quantum state having zero spin.

    • 2003, Timothy M. Cox, 90: Protoporphyria, Karl M. Kadish, Kevin M. Smith, Roger Guilard, (editors), The Porphyrin Handbook, Volume 14: Medical Aspects of Porphyrins, page 132, When a ground state molecule absorbs a photon, the values of the
  3. 3

    A set of one, an item not part of a larger set; A person who does not have a form of multiplicity; a single self or personality occupying one human body.

    • Her system started when she was 17 years old: “We were not created by trauma. It started from being a singlet (one body, one person), but then, we lost our sense of self. […]
    • More strongly, respect might require that singlets themselves accept, in the context of interacting with plurals, that people are truly distinct people.
  4. 4

    A single piece of clothing; A sleeveless buttonless shirt with a low-cut neck.AustraliaIrelandNew-Zealand

    • 2000, Nicole Matthews, Kitsch on the Fringe: Suburbia in Recent Australian Comedy Film, Roger Webster, Expanding Suburbia: Reviewing Suburban Narratives, page 176, The semiotics of the singlet - immediately identifiable in Australia, especi
    • 2009, Deborah Penrith, Live & Work in: Australia, Crimson Publishing, UK, page 192, Women wear dresses, cropped trousers and vests with lightweight linen jackets and you will find men in anything from a business suit to a pair of stubbies (
  5. 5

    A single piece of clothing; A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex or nylon, required in wrestling and powerlifting.

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