What is uniqueness? This word is closely connected with the concept of originality, uniqueness, originality, originality, difference from others. It can relate both to a person and to objects of reality. Today, information will be presented on the concept of uniqueness of a person, a literary work, an Internet text, as well as on the semantics of this word.
Dictionary word
About what uniqueness is, the dictionary says the following. This is a property of a person, object, phenomenon, determined by the value of the adjective "unique". It, in turn, means "unique, available in only one instance, one of a kind."
Synonyms of the noun “uniqueness” - uniqueness, uniqueness; antonyms - custom, discrepancy. Synonyms of the adjective “unique” - special, exceptional, singular, unique, unique, rare, valuable; antonyms - repeating, common, commonplace.
Etymology and phraseological units
The noun “uniqueness” is formed from the adjective “unique” in a suffix way. That is, the suffix “awn” and zero ending are added to the basis “unique”. And the adjective came from the Latin language, where it looks like unicum, and means "single." In Latin, it was formed from the word unus - “one”, and there it appeared from the pre-Indo-European language, where it was written as oin - “one”.
In the Russian language, there are a number of stable phrases (phraseological units) with the words “uniqueness” and “unique”. These include the following:
- The uniqueness of the situation.
- Unique key.
- The uniqueness of snowflakes.
- The unique thing.
- Unique exhibit.
- The uniqueness of the text.
- Unique structure.
- Unique key.
- A unique corner of nature.
Where is the concept used?
After considering the information from the dictionary about what uniqueness is, the following becomes clear. This word refers to the property of a person or some other object, which, upon comparative examination, reveals that they are unlike anything else.
When this concept is used with respect to a person, then, as a rule, we are talking about his personality or other specific characteristics. This gives the understanding that, unlike the people around him, he has some unique features that are not found within the comparison horizon.
When the term “uniqueness” is used to refer to a product, this concept is most often used to distinguish it from the general list for marketing and advertising purposes.
Other applications
Studying the question of what is uniqueness, it is worth mentioning some other areas of application of this term.
The term also refers to the concept of American exclusivity, according to which the United States has a special place among other countries and peoples. This is explained by their presence of their own national spirit, as well as political and religious institutions. Belief in the exclusivity of Americans is more characteristic for conservatives than for liberals who believe that it is based on myths.
When talking about the uniqueness of works of literature and art, they mean their unique impact - both on individuals and on society as a whole. As a rule, we are talking about world masterpieces created by ingenious masters.
Unique romance
As an example of a unique literary work, one can cite the novel “The Master and Margarita” by M. A. Bulgakov. This is reflected in his most complicated composition, in a large number and interweaving of the literary techniques used by the author. In this book are used:
- The parallel existence of two worlds: the modern author and the long-departed - Moscow of the early twentieth century and Ancient Judea - a novel in a novel.
- A complex ramified system of characters.
- A large number of doubles.
- Lots of parallels.
- The use of antithesis.
- The unity of disparate aspects as a common idea.
- Addressing the subtext.
- A variety of literary styles.
- Mystical and religious motives.
- Powerful love conflict.
Taken individually, these techniques are present in other works. But the genius Bulgakov, combining them and passing through the personality of the writer, managed to break all the genre canons of the novel and tell the story not of individuals, but of entire nations. As a result, the effect of this work on readers of several generations was unique.
Text uniqueness
Since the Internet has firmly entered our lives, the concept of “text uniqueness” has appeared. By it is meant an indicator characterizing the absence of duplicates of any particular text on the Web. This is one of the basic criteria by which search engines evaluate the quality of text content.
If non-unique content is published on the site, then with a high degree of probability it can be argued that sanctions will be imposed on it by search engines. In addition, information that is not unique is unlikely to be valuable to site visitors.
The uniqueness of the text is divided into two types:
- Formal, when the assessment is carried out in accordance with technical indicators. They include: vocabulary, word usage, text structuring, and the like. This type of uniqueness indicates that the article in the form that is being analyzed is not published anywhere else. Moreover, the semantic load does not have to be unique. The meaning can be duplicated on other sites, but only in a different statement.
- Meaningful, when the content is taken as an evaluation criterion. The uniqueness of the text in terms of meaning means that the information presented in the article was not considered in other sources. As a rule, such texts are the result of the work of experts in a particular issue. They contain tips, thematic information, recommendations that are beneficial for the readership. The semantic originality is also of great importance for the successful promotion of the site.
Having studied several different aspects related to the concept under consideration, we turn to the uniqueness of man.
Individual exclusivity
The uniqueness of a person’s personality implies several of its types, to which its levels can be attributed:
- Biological.
- Physiological.
- Psychological.
- Moral.
- Spiritual.
- Social.
- Creative.
The uniqueness and uniqueness of a person is closely related to properties inherent only to him, such as:
- A set of innate inclinations inherited from parents.
- The genetic program.
- Body parameters.
- Differences in higher nervous activity.
- Own experience.
- Individual forms of perception, emotions, will, thinking.
The uniqueness of each person also consists of the culture, wealth of knowledge and traditions that he perceives. And a person masters them through his own attitudes, views, motives, needs, expectations, character. According to such a “scenario”, the uniqueness of a unique spiritual and psychological world is formed.
Thrice born
The uniqueness and originality of man in his existence is manifested in the interaction and unity of the three main dimensions:
- Biological.
- Individual.
- Social.
Man is born as a biological being, as an individual, who is a representative of the species Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens), a member of the biosystem.
His socialization can be called a second birth. He becomes a normal member of society, which is capable of fulfilling the corresponding social role. A person, as it were, brings social relations and characteristics acquired by him for the embodiment of a social role into each other. Thus, a personality appears in a sociological sense.
As a result of the interaction of factors such as biological inclinations and social conditions, a unique personality is formed that characterizes the unique inner world of a person.
When a person’s life becomes valuable, his third birth takes place. He begins to experience, dream, create, transform the world around him. Thus, human uniqueness and integrity are contained in the complex: a healthy biological individual, a responsible member of society, an individual aimed at spirituality.