Collective vs. Individual
Collectiveadjective
formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated
Collectiveadjective
tending to collect; forming a collection
Collectiveadjective
having plurality of origin or authority
Collectiveadjective
(grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
Collectiveadjective
(obsolete) deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
Collectivenoun
a farm owned by a collection of people
Collectivenoun
one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
Collectivenoun
(grammar) a collective noun or name
Collectivenoun
(by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest
Collectiveadjective
Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
Collectiveadjective
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
Collectiveadjective
Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
Collectiveadjective
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Collectiveadjective
Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Collectivenoun
A collective noun or name.
Collectivenoun
members of a cooperative enterprise
Collectiveadjective
done by or characteristic of individuals acting together;
Collectiveadjective
forming a whole or aggregate
Collectiveadjective
set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government;
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving, but can be that as well.
Individualnoun
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
Individualnoun
(legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
Individualnoun
An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
Individualnoun
(statistics) An element belonging to a population.
Individualadjective
Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
Individualadjective
Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
Individualadjective
Not divisible without losing its identity.
Individualadjective
Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.
Individualadjective
Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.
Individualnoun
A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.
Individualnoun
An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.
Individualnoun
a human being;
Individualnoun
a single organism
Individualadjective
being or characteristic of a single thing or person;
Individualadjective
separate and distinct from others of the same kind;
Individualadjective
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing;
Individualadjective
concerning one person exclusively;
Individualadjective
single; separate
Individualadjective
of or for a particular person
Individualadjective
designed for use by one person
Individualadjective
characteristic of a particular person or thing
Individualadjective
having a striking or unusual character; original
Individualnoun
a single human being as distinct from a group
Individualnoun
a single member of a class
Individualnoun
a person of a specified kind
Individualnoun
a distinctive or original person.
Individual
An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or goals, rights and responsibilities.
