单数 (dān shù) — (mathematics) odd number; (linguistics) singular number
Definition
单数 has two distinct uses: in math, 'odd number' (paired with 双数 'even'); in grammar, 'singular number' (the form of a noun referring to one person or thing).
noun
(mathematics) odd number(linguistics) singular number
Examples
- ，单数。Zài shù xué zhōng, qī shì yí gè dān shù.In mathematics, seven is an odd number.
- 单数？Zhè ge míng cí de dān shù xíng shì shì shén me?What is the singular form of this noun?
- 单数。Tā wèn wǒ zhè shì dān shù hái shì shuāng shù.He asked me whether this is odd or even.
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