singularity

Meanings

Plural: singularities

Noun

• the quality of being one of a kind
  • "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"
• strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
• 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.
• The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
• 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”).
• 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”).
• Anything singular, rare, or curious.
• Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
• Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).

Synonyms

centrohub, Kurzweil singularity, monosemy, Singularity, spacetime singularity, technological singularity, uniqueness

Related Words

single, singular