singleton
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The only card of a suit, like hearts or spades, in a player's hand
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡltən/
- Jargon
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singleton
- Unfortunately, it turns out that the methods people override on singletons are very often common methods like "hash" or "tos" or "inspect," which means that a purely name-based invalidator still causes a large number of call sites to fail.
Examples
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Methods do get defined at runtime, especially in Ruby where people often create one-off "singleton methods" that only redefine a couple of methods for very localized use.
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In bridge, playing a singleton can be a strategic advantage to win the game.
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He had a singleton of hearts in his hand, crucial for the final bid.
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Her singleton in the club's trick-taking game surprised the other players.
How Long
Surface Forms
singleton singular
singletons plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word singleton comes from single, meaning 'one' or 'alone', so in card games a singleton is simply a card that 'stands alone' as the only card of its suit in your hand.