Singularity
Origin
From Old French singularite, from Late Latin singularitas ("singleness"), from Latin singularis ("single"); see singular.
Full definition of singularity
Noun
singularity
(countable and uncountable; plural singularitys)- the state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual
- AddisonI took notice of this little figure for the singularity of the instrument.
- Sir Walter RaleighPliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn.
- 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) a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes
- A proposed point in the technological future at which artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improving themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.
- (obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
- ShakespeareYour gallery Have we passed through, not without much content
In many singularities. - (obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
- HookerNo bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of singularity bishop.
- Bishop PearsonCatholicism ... must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation.
- (obsolete) celibacy