The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Singular’

Term: 
Singular
Quote: 

(1) Applicable, as a sign, to a single individual.

(2) In mathematics: a singular place upon a continuum is a place whose properties differ from those of all other places in the vicinity, so as to constitute in one aspect a discontinuity.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1902). Singular. In: Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, Vol. II
Date: 
1902
References: 
DPP 2:533
Citation: 
‘Singular’ (pub. 14.08.17-11:41). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-singular.
Posted: 
Aug 14, 2017, 11:41 by Mats Bergman