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From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“divide”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊ(ə)l/, /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊ(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/, /ˌɪndə-/

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Noun

individual (plural individuals)

1. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

   He is an unusual individual.

2. (law) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation. [ quotations ▼]
3. An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class. [ quotations ▼]
4. (statistics) An element belonging to a population.