Singularity Meaning

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Frenchsingularité, from Late Latinsingularitas(“singleness”), from Latinsingularis(“single”). See singular.

Pronunciation[edit]

The initial singularity is a gravitational singularity predicted by general relativity to have existed before the Big Bang and thought to have contained all the mass and space-time of the Universe. The instant immediately following the initial singularity is part of the Planck epoch, the earliest period of time in the history of the universe. Singularity definition: the state, fact, or quality of being singular Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. Log In Dictionary. Dictionary Grammar Blog School Scrabble Thesaurus Translator Quiz More Resources More from Collins.

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/
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Noun[edit]

Dynasty warriors 9 empires. singularity (countable and uncountable, pluralsingularities)

  1. the state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual
    • 1718, Joseph Addison, Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703‎[1]:
      I took notice of this little figure for the singularity of the instrument.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Sir Walter Raleigh, The Marrow of Historie, Or, an Epitome of All Historical Passages from the Creation, to the End of the Last Macedonian War‎[2], published 1650:
      Pliny addeth this ſingularity to the Indian ſoil, that it is without weeds, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn.
  2. a point where all parallel lines meet
  3. a point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value
  4. (mathematics) the value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist
  5. (physics) a point or region in spacetime in which gravitationalforces cause matter to have an infinitedensity; associated with black holes
  6. 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.
  7. (obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
    • c.1610–1611,, Shakespeare, William, The Winter's Tale, Act 5, Scene 3:
      […] [Y]our gallery
      Have we passed through, not without much content
      In many singularities.
  8. (obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
    • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie‎[3], book 2:
      St. Gregory, being himself a Bishop of Rome, and writing against the title of Universal Bishop, saith thus, 'None of all my predecessors ever consented to use this ungodly title; no bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of singularity.'
    • 1659, Bishop John Pearson, An Exposition of the Creed‎[4]:
      Catholicism […] must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation.
  9. (obsolete)celibacy
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)

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Translations[edit]

  • Catalan: singularitatf
  • Dutch: bijzonderheid(nl)f
  • Estonian: singulaarsus(et)
  • Finnish: erikoisuus(fi), omituisuus(fi)
  • French: singularité(fr)f
  • Galician: singularidade(gl)f
  • German: Eigenheit(de)f
  • Greek: ιδιομορφία(el)f(idiomorfía)
  • Hungarian: szingularitás(hu)
  • Italian: singolarità(it)f
  • Japanese: (singular)単独性(tandokusē), 単一性(tan'itsusē); (uncommon)特異性(tokuisē); (odd)奇妙(ja)(kimyō), 風変わり(ja)(fūgawari); (supremely rare)非凡(ja)(hibon), 希有(keu)
  • Portuguese: singularidadef
  • Romanian: singularitate(ro)f
  • Russian: своеобра́зие(ru)n(svojeobrázije), самобы́тность(ru)f(samobýtnostʹ)
  • Slovak: singularita, jedinečnosť
  • Slovene: drugačnostf, samosvojostf
  • Spanish: singularidad(es)f
  • Dutch: vluchtpunt(nl)n
  • Estonian: singulaarsus(et)
  • French: point(fr)mdefuite
  • Greek: πλημνοσημείο(plimnosimeío)
  • Portuguese: singularidadef
  • Romanian: punct de întâlniren, punct comunn
  • Russian: сингуля́рность(ru)f(singuljárnostʹ)
  • Slovak: singularita
  • Slovene: singularnostf
  • Dutch: singulariteit(nl)f
  • Estonian: singulaarsus(et)
  • French: singularité(fr)f
  • German: Singularität(de)f
  • Greek: κεντροσυμπαγίωση(kentrosympagíosi), μονοσημία(el)(monosimía), μονοσημειακότητα(monosimeiakótita)
  • Romanian: singularitate(ro)f
  • Russian: сингуля́рность(ru)f(singuljárnostʹ)
  • Slovak: singularita
  • Slovene: singularnostf
  • Swedish: singularitet(sv)c
mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist
  • Dutch: singulariteit(nl)f
  • Estonian: singulaarsus(et)
  • Finnish: erikoispiste
  • German: Singularität(de)f
  • Greek: ανωμαλία(el)f(anomalía) (anomalía)
  • Italian: singolarità(it)f
  • Japanese: 特異点(tokuiten)
  • Romanian: singularitate(ro)f
  • Russian: сингуля́рность(ru)f(singuljárnostʹ)
  • Slovak: singularita
  • Welsh: hynodynm
  • Armenian: սինգուլյարություն(singulyarutʿyun)
  • Catalan: singularitatf
  • Czech: singularitaf
  • Dutch: singulariteit(nl)f
  • Estonian: singulaarsus(et)
  • Finnish: singulariteetti(fi)
  • French: singularité(fr)f
  • Georgian: სინგულარობა(singularoba)
  • German: Singularität(de)f
  • Greek: απειροπλήμνη(apeiroplímni), μονοσημία(el)(monosimía), ανωμαλία(el)f(anomalía) (anomalía)
  • Italian: singolarità(it)f
  • Japanese: 特異点(tokuiten)
  • Polish: osobliwość(pl)f
  • Portuguese: singularidadef
  • Romanian: singularitate(ro)f
  • Russian: сингуля́рность(ru)f(singuljárnostʹ)
  • Slovak: singularita
  • Slovene: singularnostf
  • Spanish: singularidad(es)f
  • Swedish: singularitet(sv)c
  • Vietnamese: điểm kì dị
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
  • Interlingua: (please verify)singularitate
  • Mandarin:
    Simplified: 稀有

Further reading[edit]

  • singularity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • singularity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • singularity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • singularity at OneLook Dictionary Search
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sin·gu·lar·i·ty

(sĭng′gyə-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.pl.sin·gu·lar·i·ties
2. A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity.
4.
a. often SingularityComputers 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.

singularity

(ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) n, pl-ties
2. something distinguishing a person or thing from others
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
5. (Astronomy) astronomy a hypothetical point in space-time at which matter is infinitely compressed to infinitesimal volume

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]
Noun1.singularity - the quality of being one of a kind; 'that singularity distinguished him from all his companions'
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

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

singularity

noun
1. The condition of being one:
2. The quality of being individual:
discreteness, distinctiveness, individuality, particularity, separateness.
3. The quality or condition of being unique:
4. Peculiar behavior:
eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, quirkiness.
singulariteit

singularity

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

singularity

[ˌsɪŋgjʊˈlærəti]n (= peculiarity) → singularitéf

singularity

singularity

[ˌsɪŋgjʊˈlærɪtɪ]n (frm) → singolaritàf inv
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