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unduplicated

unduplicated

1 6.5
Not copied or repeated so there is only one version
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈduːplɪkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : único
  • He found an unduplicated manuscript that had not been seen before.
  • unduplicated count

Examples

  • The questionable reliability of national figures is due to a variety of problems: requirements for unduplicated counts, unclear definitions of services provided, confusing definitions of ethnic/racial status, and insufficient data-collection expertise among service providers (Hasler, 1990).

    Academic text (1991)
  • The search produced an unduplicated count of 163 articles.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Thus, the probability of selection was proportional to the estimated unduplicated number of clients who use each service over one month.

    Academic text (1997)
  • That's 2 pieces of unduplicated social content.

    Blog text (1)
  • A total of 2,227 unduplicated MRSA cases were reported from throughout Michigan.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Demographic questions asked CAOs to report the size of their institutions, based on unduplicated headcount in the fall of 2009.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In 2002, 18,045 unduplicated female patients aged 18 years or older visited the emergency department (unpublished data from the emergency department's 2002 records).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Citing GfK MRI research, the MPA says that the combined unduplicated audience for magazines grew 4% across print and all digital platforms between spring 2011 and spring 2012.

    Blog text (25)
  • The largest, Northern Virginia Community College, is among the larger community colleges in the nation with an annual unduplicated credit enrollment of approximately 55,000 and 18,000 full-time equivalent students (FTES).

    Academic text (1990)
  • According to official course rosters, 408 (unduplicated) undergraduate Bumpers College students were enrolled in these 12 courses; usable data were collected from 338 students, for an 82.8% response rate.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

unrepeatable
vsunduplicated
1 5.8

Something that cannot happen again or should not be said again

highlights singularity rather than social inappropriateness for repetition
unmatched
vsunduplicated
1 3.7

One item that does not have its pair

means unique in any sense, not just lacking a pair
uncopyable
vsunduplicated
1 8.1

So unique that no one can make the same thing

is unique or single rather than impossible to recreate
irreproducible
vsunduplicated
1 9.6

Not possible to repeat exactly

means being one of a kind rather than merely hard to copy
nonreproducible
vsunduplicated
  • Specialized
8.6

Not able to be copied or repeated

focuses on being single and unmatched rather than technical nonreplication
unexampled
vsunduplicated
9.6

Not seen or done before

is about being single or unmatched rather than lacking precedent
unrepeated
vsunduplicated
5.5

Happens only once and not again

emphasizes being one of a kind rather than only a single occurrence

Antonyms

55 3.2

A copy that is exactly the same as the original

How Unique

unduplicated
1 6.5
rare
582 4.1
uncommon
122 4.6
common
797 1.0

Surface Forms

unduplicated positive

Morphology

unduplicated = duplicated (transparent) = un + duplicate + ed

Formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'duplicated' to give the straightforward negated meaning 'not duplicated', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Unduplicated is made from un- 'not' and duplicate, a word that means 'made twice' and is like the simple word double. So unduplicated means 'not copied or doubled', in other words a single or unique item.