Exceptional

noun

/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

Word Frequency: 8.9

Definitions

1.nounAn exception, or something having an exceptional value

2.adjectiveForming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

"What an exceptional flower!"

3.adjectiveBetter than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

"The quality of the beer was exceptional."

4.adjectiveCorresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

"an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor"

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