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/wɑn/ · one
noun
- The digit or figure 1. The number one is the first positive integer.
- The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring. In algebra, one is the multiplicative identity.
- A one-dollar bill. I exchanged my five-dollar bill for two ones at the store.
verb
- To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite. The two families were united in their love for their children.
adjective
- Of a period of time, being particular. One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father's kingdom for centuries.
- Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any. My aunt used to say, 'One day is just like the other.'
- Sole, only. He is the one man who can help you.
numeral
- The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number. In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
- The first positive number in the set of natural numbers. The number one is the smallest positive integer.
- The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. A set with one element has a cardinality of one.
Did you know? The word 'one' has a unique property in many languages, where it is often the first word a child learns to say, and it is also the last word a person says before they die, as it is a universal concept that transcends language and culture.