exceptional
/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
🇺🇸 US
/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
“What an exceptional flower!”
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Meaning 3 · adjective
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
“The quality of the beer was exceptional.”
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
“an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor”
How this word is used
- Everyday “What an exceptional flower!”
- General “The quality of the beer was exceptional.”
- General “an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor”
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