PARTICULAR

Particular

In philosophy, particulars are concrete entities existing in space and time as opposed to abstractions. There are, however, theories of abstract particulars or tropes. For example, Socrates is a particular . Redness, by contrast, is not a particular, because it is abstract and multiply instantiated .

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particular

Noun

  1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
  2. A person's own individual case.
  3. A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to , .)

Adjective

  1. Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  2. Specific; discrete; concrete.
    I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
    We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.
  3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
    I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
  4. Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
  5. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
    My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
    I didn't have any particular interest in the book.
    He brought no particular news.
    She was the particular belle of the party.
  6. Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
    He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
  7. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
    a full and particular account of an accident
  8. Containing a part only; limited.
    a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
  9. Holding a particular estate.
    a particular tenant
  10. Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
    a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".


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