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plural individuals
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. examples
(law) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation. quotations examples
Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […].
1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class. quotations examples
It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals.
2006, Steven French, “Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
(statistics) An element belonging to a population. examples
comparative more individual, superlative most individual
Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one. quotations examples
Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.
2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71
Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person. examples
Not divisible without losing its identity. examples