What does "exceptional" mean?

An exception, or something having an exceptional value

What is a synonym for "exceptional"?

Common synonyms include: abnormal, egregious, uncommon, brilliant, a+, a-plus.

Pronounced //ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl//.

//ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
"Above and beyond all these exceptionals, by reason of divergencies from the norms of mental and of physical status, there are quite a number of moral defectives."

Adjective

1
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
"What an exceptional meal!"
2
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.; Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
"The origins of the conditions and disorders that exceptional learners have are not always well understood."
3
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
"The quality of the beer was exceptional."
4
Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
"an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor"

Adjective

1
surpassing what is common or usual or expected wordnet
2
deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence wordnet
3
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree wordnet