exceptional

/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

noun

  1. 1

    An exception, or something having an exceptional value

adjective

  1. 1

    Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

    What an exceptional flower!
  2. 2

    Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

    The quality of the beer was exceptional.
  3. 3

    Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

    an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor

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