What's the difference between single and singularly?

Single


Definition:

  • (a.) One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
  • (a.) Alone; having no companion.
  • (a.) Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
  • (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
  • (a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat.
  • (a.) Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
  • (a.) Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
  • (a.) Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
  • (v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.
  • (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
  • (v. t.) To take alone, or one by one.
  • (v. i.) To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot.
  • (n.) A unit; one; as, to score a single.
  • (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
  • (n.) A handful of gleaned grain.
  • (n.) A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural.
  • (n.) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
  • (2) Renal micropuncture and microdissection techniques with ultramicro fluid analysis have been applied to evaluate single nephron function in the skate, Raja erinacea.
  • (3) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
  • (4) Microionophoretically applied excitatory amino acids induced firing of extracellularly recorded single units in a tissue slice preparation of the mouse cochlear nucleus, and the similarly applied antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (2APV) was demonstrated to be a selective N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist.
  • (5) The coefficient of variation in the integrated area of a single peak is 16%.
  • (6) The diffusion of Myocamicin in the prostatic tissue of patients undergoing prostatectomy after a single oral dose of 600 mg has been studied.
  • (7) Infection with opportunistic organisms, either singly or in combination, is known to occur in immunocompromised patients.
  • (8) Radioligand binding studies revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity (Kd = 2-6 X 10(-10) M) binding sites for ET-1 in both cells, although the maximal binding capacity of cardiac receptor was about 6- to 12-fold greater than that of vascular receptor.
  • (9) Pituitary weight, mitotic index and chromosomes were studied in male rats following a single or repeated dose of estradiol-benzoate for a total period of 210 days.
  • (10) The manufacturers, British Aerospace describe it as a "single-seat, radar equipped, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft, providing comprehensive air defence and ground attack capability".
  • (11) Cop rats, however, possess a single 'suppressor' gene which confers complete resistance to mammary cancer.
  • (12) Comparison if single injections of MSB and atropine in normal subjects also demonstrated a more reliable dose-response relationship with MSB.
  • (13) Since interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) is useful as a single agent, it is important to determine if interferon can be combined with standard chemotherapy to improve both response and survival in patients with cancer.
  • (14) This suggests that Mg2+ accelerated both reactions from a single class of site.
  • (15) In crosses between inverted repeats, a single intrachromatid reciprocal exchange leads to inversion of the sequence between the crossover sites and recovery of both genes involved in the event.
  • (16) Median effect analysis was applied for the evaluation of in vitro effect by the growth inhibition, and the in vivo effect by comparison of the increase of life span (ILS) in a combined group with the sum of ILS's in 2 single agent groups.
  • (17) Certainly, Saunders did not land a single blow that threatened to stop his opponent, although he took quite a few himself that threatened his titles in the final few rounds.
  • (18) The results indicated that roughly 25% of patients treated in this way will become hypothyroid after 5 years and that 85% are cured (need no further therapy during the follow-up period) using a single dose of iodine-131.
  • (19) In the triploids, the 40 female chromosomes present (mouse, n = 20) were derived from a single diploid pronucleus formed after the extrusion of a first polar body, and following the monospermic fertilization of primary oocytes.
  • (20) Such an approach to investigations into subclinical mastitis is not feasible by means of either single- or double-parameter techniques.

Singularly


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a singular manner; in a manner, or to a degree, not common to others; extraordinarily; as, to be singularly exact in one's statements; singularly considerate of others.
  • (adv.) Strangely; oddly; as, to behave singularly.
  • (adv.) So as to express one, or the singular number.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The combination of Azathioprine and Cyclosporin A brought with a 1-year function rate of 54% better results in comparison to the singular application of Azathioprine (22%) and Cyclosporin A (41%).
  • (2) But singular concern with the consequences of monopolistic control by the profession is no substitute for analysis of the dynamics among demand, production, and supply of surgery.
  • (3) The National Society to Prevent Blindness, formed in 1908, is the oldest voluntary agency with the singular mission to preserve sight and prevent blindness through a broad program of public and professional education, industrial and community services, and research.
  • (4) Nevertheless, studies on the occurrence of delayed neuronal death in the human brain have been singular and dealt with only small files of patients.
  • (5) Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton was advised once again by Beltway advisers who knew it all, had the models and the projections, but who called it wrong.” The USHCC was singularly invested in the outcome of Tuesday’s election, as it had endorsed Clinton for the presidency – the first time it has done so for any candidate in its 38-year history.
  • (6) Although singular neurectomy can be mastered, it will remain a procedure done by few surgeons.
  • (7) Thus, both tonB and fiu cir mutants showed a comparably reduced susceptibility to the probe compounds, whereas mutants singularly lacking any one of the six iron-regulated outer membrane proteins (Fiu, FepA, FecA, FhuA, FhuE, and Cir) or lacking any combination of any two of these proteins (except Fiu plus Cir) did not show this resistance.
  • (8) Each situation of terminal cases is absolutely singular and unique.
  • (9) A singular perturbation analysis of the 8-dimensional phase portrait of the model characterizes the role of calcium during the plateau phase of the ventricular action potential and demonstrates how the calcium refractory period prevents tetanization.
  • (10) Type 0 (strong) resetting occurred when respiratory drive was low, type 1 (weak) resetting when drive was high, and a phase singularity when drive was intermediate.
  • (11) We conclude that these equations could be used singularly or collectively to determine FFB, and a minimal weight could then be derived and assigned to a scholastic wrestler.
  • (12) Jim Gianopulos, the chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, went on a Singularity University course, and has since become evangelical about it.
  • (13) In contrast to neurons appearing in the pancreas of the sand rat, the neurons in the thyroid gland occur in most cases as singular neurons.
  • (14) In this paper we first review a modified form of the singularity decomposition of the FPP function accomplished within a prescribed error range.
  • (15) We could show that pathologic stress szintigrams were only found in patients with a singular stenosis in one branch of the left coronary artery.
  • (16) The advantages are: diminished risk of infections, local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, applicability by the cardiologist in the catheterization-laboratory or under a simple fluoroscopy-unit, short stay of patients in the hospital without transfers to other departments, few personnel (1 scrubbed doctor, 1 non-scrubbed nurse), recognition of venous anomalies (singular left superior caval vein) without useless incisions for the patient.
  • (17) The resulting type, not to be identified by classical CFA, was shown to be singular and clear-cut with weakness in all 3 verbal tests.
  • (18) Udall barely mentioned government surveillance on the campaign trail, choosing instead to mount a singular focus on female voters, rarely straying from two topics : contraception and abortion.
  • (19) The presence of these microbacteria may provide a clue as to the late appearance, particular location, and singular clinical picture of pericoronitis.
  • (20) The results revealed that the conventional speaking tube was inferior to the electric hearing aid in terms of specificity to various frequencies, advantages and understanding of singular syllables, but almost equal to the latter in terms of understandings of three syllables.

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