singularity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English singularite, from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singulāritās (“singleness”), from Latin singulāris (“single”). By surface analysis, singular +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/ === Noun === singularity (countable and uncountable, plural singularities) The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual. An unusual action or behaviour. A point where all parallel lines meet. A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value. (mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist. (physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity (“a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes”). Synonym: spacetime singularity (sometimes capitalized) Ellipsis of technological singularity (“a hypothetical turning point in the future, the culmination of ever-accelerating technological progress, when human history as we have known it ends, and a strange new era begins. For some writers, the catalyst is superhuman machine intelligence”). Synonyms: technological singularity, Kurzweil singularity, Singularity (obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious. (obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction. Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage). ==== Synonyms ==== centrohub monosemy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== single singular ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === singularity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “singularity”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “singularity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “singularity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.