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sin·gu·lar·i·ty

(sĭng′gyə-lăr′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. sin·gu·lar·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being singular.

2. A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity.

3. Something uncommon or unusual.

a. often Singularity Computers A hypothetical future point in time when artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and be able to self-replicate and improve itself autonomously.

b. Astronomy & Physics A point in spacetime, such as a black hole, at which matter has infinite density and infinitesimal volume and the curvature of spacetime is infinite. Also called gravitational singularity.

c. Mathematics A point at which the derivative does not exist for a given function but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists. Also called singular point.

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singularity

(ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the state, fact, or quality of being singular

2. something distinguishing a person or thing from others

3. something remarkable or unusual

4. (Mathematics) maths

a. a point at which a function is not differentiable although it is differentiable in a neighbourhood of that point. See also pole²⁴

b. another word for discontinuity

5. (Astronomy) astronomy a hypothetical point in space-time at which matter is infinitely compressed to infinitesimal volume

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sin•gu•lar•i•ty

(ˌsɪŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state, fact, or quality of being singular.

2. a singular, unusual, or unique quality or thing; peculiarity.

3. a point at which a mathematical function of real or complex variables is not differentiable or analytic.

4. a region of infinite density, as in a black hole.

[1300–50; < Late Latin singulāritās. See singular, -ity]

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Noun	1.	singularity - the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions" uniqueness individualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"
	2.	singularity - strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

singularity

noun oddity, abnormality, eccentricity, peculiarity, strangeness, idiosyncrasy, irregularity, particularity, oddness, queerness, extraordinariness, curiousness his abrupt, turbulent style and the singularity of his appearance

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singularity

noun

1. The condition of being one:

oneness, singleness, unity.

2. The quality of being individual:

discreteness, distinctiveness, individuality, particularity, separateness.

3. The quality or condition of being unique:

oneness, singleness, uniqueness.

4. Peculiar behavior:

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, quirkiness.

Translations

Eigenheit Singularität

ιδιομορφία

singulariteetti

singularité

szingularitás

singolarit...singolarita singolarità

単一性単独性奇妙希有特異性

singulariteit

неординарность сингулярность

singularity

[ˌsɪŋgjʊˈlærɪtɪ] N (= extraordinariness) → singularidad f, lo excepcional

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singularity

[ˌsɪŋgjʊˈlærəti] n (= peculiarity) → singularité f

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singularity

n (= oddity) → Sonderbarkeit f, → Eigenartigkeit f

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singularity

[ˌsɪŋgjʊˈlærɪtɪ] n (frm) → singolarità f inv

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