singularity

IPA: sˈɪŋgjʌɫˈɛrʌti

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.
(obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
(obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).
(technology) The technological singularity.
(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. [(physics) A location where the quantities that are used to measure the gravitational field become infinite in a way that does not depend on the coordinate system.]
(sometimes capitalized) Ellipsis of technological singularity: a hypothetical turning point in the future, the culmination 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. [A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.]

Examples of "singularity" in Sentences

The metric distance to the singularity is finite.
This singularity is a point in space-time of unlimited density.
Many of us are familiar with the term singularity with respect to mathematics and space.
This notion of the singularity is the most popular (although by no means the only) current theory.
In astrophysical terms, a singularity is a point in space with no height, width, or depth – often with a whole star shoved inside.
The term singularity is an analogy taken from physics that refers to the lack of knowledge that happens at the center of a black hole - its singularity.
- The singularity is near: all the information gathered in the solar system should be explorable by everyone, that would be real value for the taxpayer.
Even if Vinge and Kurzweil and all their talk of the 'singularity' is likely inflated, the fact remains we really do stand on the cusp of something unprecedented.