Definition of: individual

(in′də·vij′·əl) adjective
1. Existing as an entity; single; particular.
2. Not divisible; not capable of actual division without loss of something essential to its existence.
3. Pertaining, belonging, or peculiar to one particular person or thing.
4. Differentiated from others by peculiar or distinctive characteristics: an individual style. See synonyms under PARTICULAR.
—noun
1. A single person, animal, or thing; especially, a human being; a person with distinctive or marked peculiarities.
2. Anything that cannot be divided or separated into parts without losing its identity. [<Med. L individualis <L individuus indivisible <in- not + dividuus divisible]
—in′di·vid′u·al·ly adverb