Reference meaning
special case
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A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
Other meanings
2. noun
A class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class.
3. noun
A theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general statement.
4. verb
To treat something as a special case; to handle in an explicitly different way.
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