▁or ▁" ch air ") ▁which ▁can ▁apply ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁thing . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁various ▁kinds ▁of ▁singular ▁terms : ▁proper ▁names ▁( e . g . ▁" M att hew "), ▁definite ▁descri ptions ▁( e . g . ▁" the ▁second ▁fish erman ▁in ▁the ▁boat "), ▁singular ▁personal ▁pron oun s ▁( e . g . ▁" she "), ▁demonstr ative ▁pron oun s ▁( e . g . ▁" this "), ▁etc . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁various ▁definitions ▁for ▁" sing ular ▁term " ▁have ▁been ▁offered : ▁▁ ▁A ▁term ▁that ▁tells ▁us ▁which ▁individual ▁is ▁being ▁talked ▁about . ▁( John ▁Stuart ▁Mill , ▁Arthur ▁Prior , ▁P . ▁F . ▁St raw son ) ▁▁ ▁A ▁term ▁that ▁is ▁gram matically ▁singular , ▁i . e . ▁a ▁proper ▁name ▁( prop rium ▁nom en ), ▁a ▁demonstr ative ▁pron oun ▁( pr on omen ▁demonstr ativ um ) ▁or ▁a ▁demonstr ative ▁pron oun ▁with ▁a ▁common ▁name ▁( c um ▁term ino ▁commun i ). ▁( Will iam ▁of ▁O ck ham ) ▁ ▁A ▁term ▁that ▁is ▁inher ently ▁about ▁the ▁object ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁applies ▁or ▁refers . ▁( G ott lob ▁Fre ge ) ▁▁ ▁A ▁term ▁that ▁is ▁true ▁" in ▁the ▁same ▁sense " ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁object . ▁( Peter ▁of ▁Spain ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁ ▁Fre ge , ▁G . ▁ ▁( 1 8 9 2 ) ▁" On