Noun

(wikipedia epitome) (en-noun)

(of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.

(of a class of items) A representative example.

(of a class of items) The height; the best.

(of a written document) A brief summary.

Noun

(en noun)

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

(legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.

* 1982 , Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms :

Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […].

An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

* {{quote-book, year=2006, chapter=Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory, title=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, author=Steven French citation

, passage=It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals .}}

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw

, title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual .}}

(lb) An element belonging to a population.