Dictionary Entry
unique
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/juːˈniːk/Word FrequencyCommon (5.75)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.
In a Sentence
“The article includes unique to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“END {if (nonempty) {for (i in files) print i;};} '`; \ if test - z "$ (ETAGS_ARGS) $$tags$$unique"; then:; else \ test - n "$$unique" | | unique = $$empty_fix; \”
“Short introduction: A cryptographic hash-function is a function where you can put in any data and you'll get a unique, fixed-size value. »unique« in this case scenario means that it's very hard to calculate two different strings matching to the same hash value.”
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Origin
From Latin *unicus* ‘one, alone’.
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