exceptional vs intermediate

exceptional

noun
  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value 

adj
  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. 

  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. 

  • Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. 

intermediate

verb
  • To mediate, to be an intermediate. 

  • To arrange, in the manner of a broker. 

noun
  • Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product. 

  • An intermediary. 

  • Anything in an intermediate position. 

adj
  • Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range. 

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