individual

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl//ˌɪndəˈ-/

noun

  1. 1

    A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

    “He is an unusual individual.”
  2. 2

    A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.

  3. 3

    An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

  4. 4

    An element belonging to a population.

adjective

  1. 1

    Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.

    “As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.”
  2. 2

    Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

    “individual personal pension; individual cream cakes”
  3. 3

    Not divisible without losing its identity.

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