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Surpassing vs Exceptional - What's the difference?

surpassing | exceptional |

As a verb surpassing

is present participle of surpass.

As an adjective exceptional is

forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

surpassing

English

Verb

(head)

    • exceptional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
    • What an exceptional flower!
  • Better than the average; superior due to rarity.
    • The quality of the beer was exceptional.
  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
    • an exceptional''' curve; an '''exceptional divisor

    Synonyms

    * See also * (l)

    Antonyms

    * categorical

    Derived terms

    * exceptional space * exceptionally