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exceptional

/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/

noun

Meaning

  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value

adjective

Meaning

  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

    "What an exceptional flower!"

  • Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

    "The quality of the beer was exceptional."

  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

    "an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor"

Synonyms

egregious