Definition
单数 is a noun with two distinct senses depending on context. In mathematics, it means 'odd number' (the opposite of 双数 'even number'). In grammar, it means 'singular number' (the opposite of 复数 'plural number'). The context usually makes clear which sense is intended.
n.
(mathematics) odd number(linguistics) singular number
Examples
- ，单数。Zài shùxué zhōng, qī shì yí gè dān shù.In mathematics, seven is an odd number.
- 单数？Zhège míngcí de dān shù xíngshì shì shénme?What is the singular form of this noun?
- 单数。Tā wèn wǒ zhè shì dān shù hái shì shuāngshù.He asked me whether this is odd or even.
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