Multiton vs. Singleton — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Multiton and Singleton
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Multiton
Weighing more than one ton.
Singleton
A child or animal born as a single birth, especially in contrast to one that is part of a multiple birth.
Multiton
A creational design pattern resembling the singleton pattern except that multiple keyed instances of the class can be created.
Singleton
A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a player's hand.
Multiton
(programming) The class used for the multiton pattern.
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Singleton
An unmarried person.
Singleton
(Linguistics) A nongeminate consonant.
Singleton
An individual separated or distinguished from two or more of its group.
Singleton
(playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
Singleton
(playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
Singleton
A single object, especially one of a group.
Singleton
(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
Singleton
(mathematics) A set with exactly one element.
Singleton
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
Singleton preterm birth
Singleton
A person without a romantic partner.
Singleton
A person without a dissociative identity.
Singleton
(phonetics) A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
Singleton sonorants
Singleton
In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.
Singleton
A single object (as distinguished from a pair)
Singleton
A set containing a single member
Singleton
The playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
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